Book

The sun and other stars.

Chicago : World Book, ©2011.

64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

"An introduction to the sun and other stars for primary and intermediate grade students with information about their features and exploration. Includes charts and diagrams, a list of highlights for each chapter, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher.

Explore the solar system

Explore the solar system.

Stars -- Juvenile literature.

Sun -- Juvenile literature.

Solar system -- Juvenile literature.

World Book, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.

What is a star? -- Where is the Sun? -- How big is the Sun? -- How hot is the Sun? -- Where does the Sun's energy come from? -- What is the Sun made of? -- What is the Sun's atmosphere like? -- What activities occur in the Sun's atmosphere? -- How do scientists study the Sun? -- How are satellites used to study the Sun? -- How old is the Sun and when might it burn out? -- How far away are the stare? -- What do stars look like? -- How big are stars? -- What are stars made of? -- Why do stars shine? -- How are stars classified? -- How hot are stars? -- How old are stars? -- What kind of star is the sun? -- What is a red giant? -- What are white dwarfs and black dwarfs? -- What is a supernova? -- What is a neutron star? -- What is a black hole? -- What are binary stars? -- What is a brown dwarf? -- How do stars and groups of stars get their names?

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