Spot : our Solar System

Venus--hot and cloudy. Developing readers learn about the rocky planet's key features in this low-level search-and-find beginning reader. Venus isn't the closest to the sun, but thanks to its thick clouds that trap heat, it's the hottest! This rocky planet has a large, iron core and looks like a bright star in the night sky. Early readers discover new vocabulary about the second planet in our solar system, including facts about its geography, atmosphere, and a spacecraft that once studied it. A search-and-find feature reinforces new concepts to build reading success while close-up images captivate young astronomers. A great early STEM book to inspire science learning for kindergartners and first graders.

Uranus--cold and icy. Developing readers learn about the ice giant's key features in this low-level search-and-find. Uranus is one cool planet. Seventh from the sun, Uranus orbits on its side. Its blueish-green color comes from its clouds, and when it storms, diamonds rain down! Early readers discover new vocabulary about this planet in our solar system, including facts about its weather, faint rings, and the only spacecraft to fly by it. A search-and-find feature reinforces new concepts to build reading success while close-up images captivate young astronomers. A great early STEM book to inspire science learning for kindergartners and first graders.

Saturn--large and ringed. Developing readers learn about the gas giant's key features in this low-level search-and-find beginning reader. Most famous for its dazzling rings, Saturn also has a hexagon-shaped storm at its north pole. Early readers discover new vocabulary about the second-largest planet in our solar system, including facts about its biggest moon, Titan, and the latest NASA probe. A search-and-find feature reinforces new concepts to build reading success while close-up images captivate young astronomers. A great early STEM book to inspire science learning for kindergartners and first graders.

Neptune--blue, cold, and dark. Developing readers learn about the ice giant's key features in this low-level search-and-find beginning reader. Get out your telescopes! Far, far away from our sun's reach, Neptune slowly orbits in our solar system. This blue planet has windy storms and 14 moons. Early readers discover new vocabulary about Neptune's features, including facts about its biggest moon, Triton, and the spacecraft that once took pictures of it. A search-and-find feature reinforces new concepts to build reading success while close-up images captivate young astronomers. A great early STEM book to inspire science learning for kindergartners and first graders.

Mercury--rocky and hot. Developing readers learn about our solar system's smallest planet and its key features in this low-level search-and-find beginning reader. Orbiting closest to our sun, Mercury is about the size of Earth's moon. Its gray, wrinkly surface is covered in craters and cliffs. Early readers discover new vocabulary about Mercury's geography, place in the solar system, and latest spacecraft to visit it. A search-and-find feature reinforces new concepts to build reading success while close-up images captivate young astronomers. A great early STEM book to inspire science learning for kindergartners and first graders.

Mars--our mysterious red neighbor in space. Developing readers learn key features about Mars in this low-level search-and-find beginning reader. Scientists have been studying Mars for many years. It is one of the most explored planets, right after Earth. Early readers discover new vocabulary about Mar's geography, such as the tallest volcano in the solar system and what makes the dirt look red, and the latest rover to land there. A search-and-find feature reinforces new concepts to build reading success while close-up images captivate young astronomers. A great early STEM book to inspire science learning for kindergartners and first graders.

Jupiter--big and colorful. Developing readers learn about the mighty gas giant's key features in this low-level search-and-find beginning reader. Fifth from the sun, Jupiter's size makes it the king planet of our solar system. Its iconic Great Red Spot is bigger than Earth! Early readers discover new vocabulary about Jupiter's weather, place in the solar system, and satellites, such as its biggest moon and NASA's probe, Juno. A search-and-find feature reinforces new concepts to build reading success while close-up images captivate young astronomers. A great early STEM book to inspire science learning for kindergartners and first graders.

Earth--home sweet home. Developing readers find out what makes our planet unique in this low-level search-and-find beginning reader. With liquid water and an abundance of life, Earth has many features that we have yet to find anywhere else in the universe. Early readers discover new vocabulary about Earth's geography and space features, such as the moon and satellites that orbit this blue planet. A search-and-find feature reinforces new concepts to build reading success while close-up images captivate young astronomers. A great early STEM book to inspire science learning for kindergartners and first graders.