URANUS! The Sideways Planet.

Roll out to the strangest planet of all - the giant world that spins on its side!Packed with real, kid-friendly facts and bright, colorful illustrations, Uranus! The Sideways Planet takes curious readers ages 10-12 on a cosmic tour of the oddball of the solar system. It's a giant ball of ice that's tipped right over, glows a beautiful blue-green, hides faint dark rings, and is the coldest world of them all - and every page is a new discovery.Perfect for young space fans, budding astronomers, and any kid who loves science, this engaging nonfiction reader makes learning about the solar system genuinely fun - and it's written just right for confident independent readers and the classroom.Inside this space book for kids, young explorers will discover: - Why Uranus spins on its side - and how a giant ancient crash may have knocked it over- Why it's the coldest planet in the solar system, even colder than faraway Neptune- The wild seasons where each pole gets about 42 years of daylight, then 42 years of darkness- Why Uranus's clouds actually smell like rotten eggs- How it might rain sparkling diamonds deep inside the planet- Its faint, dark rings that stand up almost sideways - discovered when a star blinked- Its storybook moons named after Shakespeare and Alexander Pope characters, from giant Titania to little Miranda with its towering cliffs- How William Herschel discovered Uranus with a telescope in 1781, and how Voyager 2 made the only visit- Whether anything could live on Uranus or its mysterious moons- A fun end-of-book quiz and an easy-to-use glossaryWith clear text, eye-catching pictures, and only true facts, this is a fantastic STEM gift for birthdays, holidays, and classrooms - and a great addition to any young reader's space and astronomy collection.Scroll up and grab your copy - the adventure to the sideways planet starts now!