Welcome to my book. In this book, we will be learning about the solar system. The solar system is the housing for all the planets and meteorites and asteroids and all the stuff in it.

 The sun accounts for about 99.86 percent of the mass of the solar system. now that  is big 

The Sun

Mercury is the first planet in the solar system. Mercury is also the smallest of the 8 planets 

Mercury

Venus is considered the sister of Earth because its size and shape are identical to earth.

Venus

Well, look at that it’s the planet we live on. This planet is the only planet in the solar system where we can breathe in.

Earth

The moon is one of many moons in the solar system. It causes all of the tides we see on the beach.

moon

Mars

The next planet is Mars. Mars is named after the Roman god of war. Another fun fact is that the biggest mountain in the Solar System is on Mars.