Literacy Project

The Solar System

by Kris Hirschmann

Title of book:  The Solar System
Author of book:  Kris Hirschmann
Intended grade level:  3rd

Summary of the book:  Kris Hirschmann's The Solar System is an informational book about planets, stars, and the universe. It has interesting facts and colorful pictures, fun charts, neat diagrams, a glossary, and even an index. Looking at the Universe is the first chapter and is a basic overview of galaxies and stars are. The Solar System, chapter two, is about the planets. Chapter three is about comets, meteoroids, and asteroids, and chapter four is about people in space.

Click for a list of more books by this author. (This list is incomplete. If you wish to see more books written by Kris Hirschmann, I suggest you look in your local library or search the web yourself.)

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