Find out about comets and asteroids and where they come from. Discover the difference between a meteor and a meteorite, and learn why shooting stars are not really stars at all.

Part of the Our Solar System series of books that explore the exciting topic of space and are specially written for younger readers. With stunning photographs and explanatory artwork, the books are the perfect introduction to our solar system.

Other titles in the series: Earth; The Moon; The Inner Planets; The Outer Planets and The Sun

This book is part of a book series called Our Solar System .

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Hachette Children's Group .

Mary-Jane Wilkins has been involved in creating children's non-fiction titles for many years. She was responsible for several highly successful literacy series under the umbrella title of Learning through Literacy, created by Belitha Press and published by Scholastic in the US. Creating non-fiction series for co-editions has long been a focus, and many series have been sold worldwide. She also works in children's fiction and adult non-fiction.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Rocks in Space
• 2: The Solar System
• 3: What Is a Comet?
• 4: Halley's Comet
• 5: Finding Out about Comets
• 6: What Is an Asteroid?
• 7: Finding Out about Asteroids
• 8: Shooting Stars
• 9: Meteorites
• 10: Make a Comet
• 11: Useful Words
• 12: Find Out More
• 13: Index