Sun - Further Reading

Go to articleFurther Reading from Encarta

Further Reading offers additional information about your topics.

Sun

For younger readers | Sun

•

Coffee break: Recharge your brain

For younger readers

George, Michael. The Sun. Child's World, 1997. For readers in grades 3 to 7.

Miller, Ron. The Sun. 21st Century, 2002. For readers in grades 5 to 7.

Simon, Seymour. The Sun. Morrow, 1990, 1996. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

Vogt, Gregory. Solar System: Facts and Exploration. Twenty-First Century, 1995. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

Sun

Golub, Leon, and Jay M. Pasachoff. Nearest Star: The Surprising Science of Our Sun. Harvard University Press, 2001. Detailed account of the scientific study of the Sun and of its effects upon Earth.

Harrington, Philip S. Eclipse!: The What, Where, When, Why, and How Guide to Watching Solar and Lunar Eclipses. Wiley, 1997. An easy-to-read volume that explains everything needed to enjoy the phenomenon.

Mechler, Gary, and Melinda Hutson. National Audubon Society Pocket Guide: The Sun and Moon. Knopf, 1995. A compact, introductory guide.

Pasachoff, Jay M. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Sun. NAL, 2003. What you need to know about the Sun in an amusing and readable format.

Phillips, Kenneth J. H. Guide to the Sun. Cambridge University Press, 1992, 1995. An account of what we now know about the sun from its interior and surface to its role in our solar system.

Taylor, Roger J. The Sun as a Star. Cambridge University Press, 1997. Perhaps the first fully realized discussion of how studies of the sun and the solar system help us understand stars in general and other planetary systems; useful appendices.

Zirker, Jack B. Journey from the Center of the Sun. Princeton University Press, 2001. For the lay reader, an imaginary and informative voyage from the sun's core to the far reaches of the solar system.

Search for more books about Sun