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A child describes how the earth, sun, and planets are part of our solar system, which is just one small part of the universe.

Offers a detailed look at the heavenly bodies that make up the solar system, describing the eight planets that orbit the Sun, the moons, asteroids, and dwarf planets in the system, and the spacecrafts humans have created to explore the stars.

"Blast off into space with Ms. Frizzle and explore our solar system. It's out of this world! The magic School bus Presents our Solar System is packed with incredible photographs,amazing facts, and everthing you ever wanted to know about all eight planets, theSun, comets, meteors, asteroids, and much, much more." - cover.

Satellite footage, telescopic photos and animation are used to teach young viewers about the many fascinating aspects of our solar system. Kids are introduced to ancient astronomers, telescopes, observatories and space exploration. They will discover exciting facts about planets, orbits, gravity, revolution and rotation. This program also features discussions of the sun, comets, asteroids and meteors.

Simple text and illustrations describe the planets of the Earth's solar system.

A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off from Cape Canaveral on a mission to the Trojans, a group of asteroids over 400 million miles from Earth thought to hold important clues about the origins of our solar system. Just hours before, in Senegal, West Africa, a team of scientists sets out to capture extraordinarily precise observations vital to the success of the Lucy mission crucial data needed to help NASA navigate Lucy to its asteroid targets across...

Presents an introduction to the solar system, and includes facts about the planets and space exploration.

Presents information on Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun.

Presents information on Earth, the third planet from the sun.