The Lonely Existence of Asteroids and Comets

by Mark Weakland, Carlos Aón (Illustrator), Laura Lazzati (Illustrator)

Overview

On a dark night as you watch the sky with your friends, a rock with a fiery tail shoots across the sky. A comet! Asteroids and comets hurtle through space, sometimes a little too close to Earth. But did you know that they are linked to life on this planet? From the asteroid Ceres to Halley’s comet, blast into space and enter the lonely existence of asteroids and comets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429675468
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Series:	Adventures in Science Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	890L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Mark Weakland wears many hats. As an author, he's written books for teachers, including Super Core!: Turbocharging Your Basal Reading Program with More Reading, Writing, and Word Work, published by the International Reading Association. His book topics for children include sports, bacteria, comets, and poetry. Mark's also a reading specialist. He teaches kindergarten children, third graders, parents, and teachers. As a musician and songwriter, Mark sings, plays percussion, and strums the guitar. Many of his songs, including "I Sure Love Pancakes" and "The Dooflicky Machine," have won national awards and contests. Mark lives in Western Pennsylvania.

As a kid, Carlos Aón wanted to be an inventor and illustrator, and as an adult he believes both passions have merged into one career in some way. He likes to draw everything, mostly faces and scenery, and he also enjoys planning and looking for new technical challenges. Sometimes he enjoys adding little details to give life to an illustration (perhaps a new color palate or creating different tweaks without losing his identity as an illustrator). Carlos is an electronic technician and a graphic and web designer.

Those not familiar with Wilkinson Studios and the services we perform are in for a very pleasant surprise. We are unlike any artist's representatives you've ever encountered!
We are proud to offer the collective talents of our professional illustrators, both nationally and internationally. But what sets us apart from the other rep firms is that we also offer art management services for large volume blackline and color illustration programs.
In combination with our art management services, our strength is our people. Managers and support staff consisting of designers, marketing and production professionals, and illustrators perform the services provided by Wilkinson Studios. Beyond that we are people who have a personal interest in your complete satisfaction, regardless how large or small the project might be.
Finally, Christine Wilkinson, president and founder of Wilkinson Studios, brings nearly twenty years of experience representing illustrators to the publishing industry and as a result a broad understanding of the needs specific to publishers, design and development houses. She prides herself in being intimately involved in the everyday operations of the firm that bears her name.
We, the staff and illustrators, at Wilkinson Studios, look forward to working with you!
Christine Wilkinson | President & Founder
Lisa O'Hara | Vice President

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Lonely Existence 4

Chapter 2 Home Sweet Solar System 6

Chapter 3 Comet Tales 14

Chapter 4 Crash Landing 18

Chapter 5 Wonders Never Cease 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32