Mercury: The High-Speed Planet

by Ellen Lawrence

Book Overview

Did you know that as high-speed Mercury zooms through space it travels 31 miles (50 km) every second, or that a year on Mercury lasts just 88 days? And did you know that if Earth were the size of a baseball, little Mercury would be no bigger than a ping-pong ball? These and dozens of other fascinating facts provide a perfect high-interest introduction to the planet that's closest to the Sun, Mercury. Filled with information perfectly suited to...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1909673021
• ISBN13: 9781909673021
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Ruby Tuesday Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4