This is a Wonderful 1st Edition copy of Exploring Our Solar System 2003 by Sally Ride & Tam O'Shaughnessy. It is in very good condition with no rips, tears or markings to the book pages. There is minor shelf wear and a small tear to the corner of the dust jacket that is commensurate with age and use. I have included up close photos for your visual inspection. It is a hardcover copy with a dust jacket. This 1st Edition is as magnificent to see as it is to read.
Synopsis
: Five billion years ago, a starship passing through our region of space would not have slowed down for a second look. There was nothing to see. No Earth, no sun, no solar system. Nothing but a huge tenuous cloud of gas.
Now, as the result of billions of years of evolution, and centuries of scientific research, we can chart our way through the solar system...with Sally Ride as our navigator. Starting from the sun and working outward, Sally Ride and Tam O'Shaughnessy take readers on a tour of the nine planets and explain the formation, current conditions and possibility of life on each.
The book has 110 pages including some color illustrations. It describes what we have learned about our solar system from telescopes and spacecraft, focusing on the characteristics of the planets and their moons.
About the Authors:
Sally Ride became America's first woman astronaut in 1983 and is now a professor of physics. Tam O'Shaughnessy is a professor of school psychology. Dr. Sally Ride & Dr. Tam O'Shaughnessy have been close friends for many years and have collaborated on previous science books for children.
This book would make a wonderful addition to you or your child's library or collection or it would make a lovely gift for a friend or loved one.
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