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The Planets in Our Solar System

by Franklyn Mansfield Branley · 1981

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2 seriesNext:Digging Up Dinosaurs(1981) →

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Venus. Read about the eight planets in our solar system and Earth's special place in it. This book also includes instructions for making your own solar system mobile, and on the new "Find Out More" page learn how to track the moon and visit the best plant web sites.

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sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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solar systemsolar systemMore like thisLess of this
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childrenspicture books
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short · 32 pages

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