Synopses & Reviews
< p="" align="center"> Nine planets< br=""> -- More than seventy moons --< br=""> And hundreds of < em=""> stellar< m=""> facts about the< br=""> < em=""> Solar System< m=""> <> < p=""> True or False: < br=""> 1. Venus is the coolest planet in our solar system.< br=""> 2. Halley's comet returns every seventy-six years.< br=""> 3. The universe is 15 to 20 billion years old.<> < p=""> < em=""> Blast Off< m=""> and discover the secrets of outer space Have you ever wondered why our galaxy is called the Milky Way, or if you could < em=""> really< m=""> catch a shooting star? Here's your chance to find out without ever leaving Earth. Best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis packs fascinating facts and riddles into his signature question-and-answer format. He makes exploring the solar system an out-of-this-world experience <>
Synopsis
Nine planets
-- More than seventy moons --
And hundreds of stellar facts about the
Solar System!
True or False:
1. Venus is the coolest planet in our solar system.
2. Halley's comet returns every seventy-six years.
3. The universe is 15 to 20 billion years old.
Blast Off and discover the secrets of outer space! Have you ever wondered why our galaxy is called "the Milky Way," or if you could really catch a shooting star? Here's your chance to find out without ever leaving Earth. Best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis packs fascinating facts and riddles into his signature question-and-answer format. He makes exploring the solar system an out-of-this-world experience!
About the Author
Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times best-selling author of
Don't Know Much About® History, Don't Know Much About® Geography, Don't Know Much About® The Civil War, and
Don't Know Much About® The Bible.People magazine has said that "Reading [Davis] is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had."
A frequent visitor to classrooms and teacher groups, Davis has appeared often on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, National Public Radio, and many other television and radio shows. He is a contributing editor to USA Weekend, which features his Don't Know Much About® quizzes on a variety of subjects.
Born and educated in Mt. Vernon, New York, he now lives in New York City and Vermont with his wife, Joann, and their two children, Jenny and Colin.