Fires
Presented by the Lisbon Public Library Board of Trustees in memory of Harry Andross. Children's Literature: This well-written, well-researched book introduces readers to the concept of fire as a destructive force of nature and, often, set deliberately or accidentally by people. Six chapters detail what fires are, how and why different fires through history have […]
Pluto : a Dwarf Planet
Children's Literature The "Early Bird Astronomy" series introduces beginning astronomers to the planets in five chapters of simple text augmented by lots of pictures, many in bright colors on black backgrounds. The book begins by showing Pluto, formerly the smallest planet, in the night sky and describing its discovery in 1930. Chapter two places Pluto […]
The Solar System
Jupiter
Children's Literature The "Early Bird Astronomy" series introduces beginning astronomers to the planets in five chapters of simple text augmented by lots of pictures, many in bright colors on black backgrounds. Jupiter, "king of the planets," is described and shown in the night sky. (Galileo's drawing of his observations of Jupiter's moons is even reproduced.) […]
Venus
School Library Journal Gr 2-3?These stimulating volumes each cover one planet?s internal and external structures, major moons (if any), and significant visits by space probes; Pluto also includes mentions of three other recently designated or discovered dwarf planets. The books in this series open with lists of words to look out for in the narrative, […]
Saturn
Children's Literature The "Early Bird Astronomy" series introduces beginning astronomers to the planets in five chapters of simple text augmented by lots of pictures, many in bright colors on black backgrounds. Saturn, named for the Roman god of agriculture, is described and shown in the night sky. Chapter two places Saturn in our solar system […]
Mars
School Library Journal Gr 2-3?These stimulating volumes each cover one planet?s internal and external structures, major moons (if any), and significant visits by space probes; Pluto also includes mentions of three other recently designated or discovered dwarf planets. The books in this series open with lists of words to look out for in the narrative, […]
Mercury
School Library Journal Gr 2-3?These stimulating volumes each cover one planet?s internal and external structures, major moons (if any), and significant visits by space probes; Pluto also includes mentions of three other recently designated or discovered dwarf planets. The books in this series open with lists of words to look out for in the narrative, […]
Uranus
Synopsis Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and the third largest in the solar system. Along with Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune, it is classified as a gas giant?the large planets made mostly of gas and ice. The book describes Uranus's place in the solar system, its rings and moons, its orbit, and the […]