We wouldn't be alive if it weren't for the Sun—yet so few of us know a lot about this life-giving star. In fact, a recent survey found that one in four Americans don't know that the Earth revolves around the Sun!

In her latest fact book: The Sun: Facts for Kids, author Jenny Kellett gives you some of the most amazing facts about the Sun along with plenty of beautiful images to help illustrate them. Suitable for more advanced readers, or early readers with the help of an adult, Amazing Sun Facts will inspire aspiring astronauts and astronomers of all ages!

Sun Facts sample
- The Sun looks 1,600 times fainter from Pluto than it does from Earth.
- 99 per cent of our solar system’s mass is concentrated in the Sun.
- Solar flares can erupt more than 160,000 km (100,000 miles) from the Sun into space.
- And many more

So if you're ready to learn more about the amazing history and science of the Sun, scroll up and click 'Buy Now'.

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