Explores the science behind phenomenon related to the sun from sunspots and eclipses to solar flares and sun dogs. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, text-related questions, and color photographs.

Our knowledge of the universe has increased tremendously over the last century, and our discoveries are not over - there remain scientific mysteries that the next generation of astronomers and planetary scientists will need to solve. This volume in the Greenwood Guides to the Universe series covers the Sun, and provides readers with the most up-to-date understanding of the current state of scientific knowledge. --from publisher description

Returned to the Earth of 2037 by the Firstborn, mysterious beings of almost limitless technological prowess, Bisesa Dutt is haunted by the memories of her five years spent on the strange alternate Earth called Mir, a jigsaw-puzzle world made up of lands and people cut out of different eras of Earth's history. Why did the Firstborn create Mir? Why was Bisesa taken there and then brought back on the day after her original disappearance? Bisesa's questions...

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about solar storms. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--