How many Earths could fit inside the Sun? What is a solar eclipse? How does the Sun affect the Earth's seasons?
Discover the answers to all of these questions and explore the star at the centre of our solar system. Find out how the Sun gives heat and light, and why all planets and animals need it to stay alive.
The Fact Cat series takes children at nursery age through to Key Stage 1 and above on a journey to discover the world around them, learning about a vast array of subjects on the way from space and science to ancient history and geography!
This book is part of a book series called Fact Cat-Space .
This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.
There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .
Alice Harman is an experienced author of history books for children.
This book has the following chapters:
- 1: What is the Sun?
- 2: The Sun in space
- 3: Sunlight
- 4: Day and night
- 5: Sunrise and sunset
- 6: Seasons
- 7: Solar eclipses
- 8: Auroras and solar flares
- 9: Too hot for Earth?
- 10: Quiz
- 11: Glossary
- 12: Index
