Wilkins, Mary-Jane

"Describes the characteristics of the Moon and its place in the solar system"--.

"Describes the characteristics of the Sun and its place in the solar system"--.

Meet some of the animals that make their home in the hot, wet tropical rain forests, from flying frogs to slow-moving sloths.

Meet some of the animals that survive on the highest mountains on Earth, from snow monkeys to yaks.

Meet some of the animals that survive in the vast grasslands, from fast-running cheetahs to prairie dogs.

Meet some of the animals that survive in the coldest places on Earth, from emperor penguins to powerful polar bears.

Meet some of the animals that survive in the driest places on Earth, from meerkats to sidwinder snakes.

Meet some of the animals that swim in the deep, dark ocean, from strange-looking anglerfish to deep-sea sharks.

Find out about the four planets farthest from the Sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Discover why these planets are called the gas giants, which spacecraft have visited them, and what lies beyond them in the solar system.