Read and find out about the planets in our solar system in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Where is it partly cloudy and 860°F? Venus! Full of interesting facts about the eight planets in our solar system, including our very own Earth, this bestselling book also features photographs from Voyager and other space explorers.

This classic picture book is a fascinating exploration of space written by the former chairman of the American Museum of Natural History–Hayden Planetarium Franklyn M. Branley and illustrated by Kevin O'Malley. It features a find out more section with instructions for making your own solar system mobile and web research prompts about how to track the moon. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Jurrie van der Woude of NASA.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

• hands-on and visual
• acclaimed and trusted
• great for classrooms

One of 101 titles in the St. Joseph Picture Book Series, this book by popular author Rev. Jude Winkler, OFM. Conv. acquaints Catholic children with the things they see when they visit their parish church. Among the features of this book are:

• vibrant full-color illustrations
• durable sewn paperback binding
• informative and easily understandable explanations of items that are found in Catholic churches

Items described and explained in this title include:

• The Cross (Crucifix)
• The Tabernacle
• The Altar
• Candles and Flowers
• The Roman Missal
• The Lectern
• The Lectionary
• The Presidential Chair
• The Chalice and Paten
• Gifts for God
• The Monstrance and the Thurible
• The Baptismal Font
• The Paschal Candle
• Statues

Who would have thought that the Blessed Mother would choose to come to Fatima, that remote farming village on a rocky slope in Portugal? No one was more surprised than Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco, the little shepherds to whom she appeared in 1917.

In this 27th volume of the acclaimed Vision Books series for youth, readers will be enthralled by the story of the village and its people, of the scornful neighbors and the puzzled parents. Above all, it is a warm story of three little ones who insisted that Our Lady had indeed come to Fatima, and from whose faith grew one of the greatest spiritual movements of our time. Illustrated.

One of 101 titles in the Saint Joseph Picture Books Series, this beautifully illustrated book by beloved author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. acquanits Catholic children with the Angels and the qunique role they play in our lives. Among the features of this book are:

• full-color illustrations
• an explanation of who the Angels are and how they help us
• a collection of stories from the Bible in which Angels played key roles, including sending messages from God
• durably sewn paperback binding

Specific topics covered in this title include:

• God Made the Angels
• The Good Angels Defeat the Bad Angels
• An Angel Sends Adam and Eve Out of Paradise
• Abraham Welcomes God and Two Angels
• An Angel Stops Abraham from Killing His Son Isaac
• The Angel of Death Punishes the Egyptians
• An Angel Touches the Lips of Isaiah
• Raphael Is a Guide for Young Tobiah
• The Angel Appears to Zechariah
• The Angel Gabriel Speaks to Mary
• The Angels Adore the Son of God
• An Angel Appears to the Shepherds
• An Angel Appears to Joseph
• The Angels Serve Jesus in the Desert
• An Angel Gives Water Power to Heal
• Jesus Teaches about Angels
• An Angel Comes to Comfort Jesus
• An Angel Announces the Resurrection of Jesus
• Angels Speak to the Disciples
• An Angel Frees Peter from Prison
• Angels Will Come with Jesus at the Last Judgment
• Angels around the Throne of the Lamb of God
• The Good Angels Love and Help Us
• You Have a Guardian Angel
• Love Your Guardian Angel

The Angels: God's Messengers and Our Helpers is an ideal gift for a child's First Holy Communion.

This is the story of the girl to whom the Blessed Virgin appeared as "a little young lady" and revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception. Bernadette Soubirous lived with her family in the abandoned jail of the little French village of Lourdes, never dreaming that the very name of Lourdes would one day bring inspiration and hope to millions. Bernadette studied her Catechism, took care of her brothers and sisters, and gathered firewood -- and no one knew she was a Saint. But one day, as she was gathering wood, Our Lady appeared. Within a few weeks, thousands were kneeling in the field to pray to the Lady who could be seen and heard only by Bernadette. This was the beginning of one of the greatest Marian Shrines of modern times and of the miracles with which Our Lady blessed her children.