What are planets made of? Which planet is the biggest? Is there life on other planets?

Discover the answers to all of these questions and explores each of the eight planets in our solar system, from boiling-hot Mercury to freezing-cold Neptune. Amazing photos taken by spacecraft show us what these extraordinary planets look like.

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.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

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: Our solar system
• 2: Mercury
• 3: Venus
• 4: Earth
• 5: Mars
• 6: Jupiter
• 7: Saturn
• 8: Uranus
• 9: Neptune
• 10: Quiz
• 11: Glossary
• 12: Index
• 13: Answers