Book About Stars and Planets

Cover......Page 1
Frontpage......Page 5
Copyright Etc.......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Dear Parents......Page 9
The Sun......Page 11
The Appearance of a Dwarf Astronomer......Page 12
How Alex Decided to Become an Astronomer......Page 14
Sunglasses......Page 17
A Circle or a Ball?......Page 19
Doc's Unusual Friend......Page 22
How Far Away Is the Sun?......Page 28
Is the Sun Big or Little?......Page 32
How the Sun Travels Through the Sky......Page 33
How the Sun Serves People......Page 39
Why People Once Feared the Sun......Page 41
What Dopey Knows About the Sun......Page 43
The Stars......Page 47
How Many Stars Are There in the Sky?......Page 49
The Big Dipper......Page 50
The Great Bear......Page 53
A Star Compass......Page 60
Tales About the Two Bears......Page 62
How the Brave Perseus Rescued the Beautiful Andromeda......Page 64
A Triangle in the Sky......Page 67
The Hunter Fighting a Bull......Page 70
Can People Live on the Stars?......Page 72
In the World of the Distant Suns......Page 73
The Solar System......Page 79
Another Aldebaran?......Page 81
What Is the Moon?......Page 84
The Earth Is Our Spacecraft......Page 90
Why Is the Moon Always Different?......Page 92
Day Follows Night......Page 94
The Sun's Family......Page 99
Can People Live on Other Planets?......Page 102
The Planets......Page 105
Destination: Mercury......Page 107
On Mercury......Page 109
On the Planet of Storms......Page 112
The Red Planet......Page 116
Jupiter and Its Satellite......Page 120
What Does Dopey Know About the Starsand Planets?......Page 126