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Cynthia Pratt NicolsonIllustrated by Bill Slavin  \nKids Can Press  \nText 1999 Cynthia Pratt NicolsonIllustrations 1999 Bill SlavinRevised edition ◎2006  \nPublished in Canada byKids Can Press Ltd.29 Birch AvenueToronto,ON M4V1E2  \nwww.kidscanpress.com  \nEdited by Jennifer StokesDesigned by Sherill Chapman  \nPhoto Credits  \nAll photos used courtesy of NASA.  \nPrinted and bound in China  \nCM060987654321CM PA060987654321  \nLibrary and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication  \nNicolson,Cynthia Pratt  \n(Kids can read)  \nAge level:Ages 6 to 8.  \nISBN-13:978-1-55337-901-0(pbk.).ISBN-10:1-55337-901-2(pbk.)  \nQB721.5.N522006j523.5C2005-902112-8  \nKids Can Press is a l◎USEntertainment company  \nFor their generous sharing of time and expertise,I wouldlike to thanktwo astronomers:Dr.Tom Gehrels of the University of Arizona andDr.Colin Scarfe of the University of Victoria.—C.PN.  \n冷KidsCam RCcna。Kids Can Read is a registered trademark of Kids Can Press Ltd.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrievalsystem or transmitted,in any form or by any means,without the prior written permissionof Kids Can Press Ltd.or,in case of photocopying or other reprographic copying,alicense from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency(Access Copyright).For anAccess Copyright license,visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777.  \nKids Can Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Ontario,through the Ontario Media Development Corporation's Ontario Book Initiative;theOntario Arts Council;the Canada Council for the Arts;and the Government of Canada,through the BPIDP,for our publishing activity.  \nPublished in the U.S.byKids Can Press Ltd.2250 Military RoadTonawanda,NY 14150  \nAdapted by David MacDonald and Cynthia Pratt Nicolson from the book Comets,Asteroids and Meteorites.  \nEducational consultant:Maureen Skinner Weiner,United Synagogue Day School,Willowdale,Ontario  \nThe hardcover edition of this book is smyth sewn casebound.The paperback edition of this book is limp sewn with a drawn-on cover.  \nDiscover space rocks/written by Cynthia Pratt Nicolson;illustrated by Bill Slavin.  \nAdaptation of the author's Comets,asteroids and meteorites,published 1999 inthe series Starting with space  \nISBN-13:978-1-55337-900-3(bound).ISBN-10:1-55337-900-4(bound)  \n1.Comets—Juvenile literature.2.Asteroids—Juvenile literature.  \n3.Meteorites—Juvenile literature.I.Slavin,Bill IⅡ.Nicolson,Cynthia Pratt.Stars.Ⅲ.Title.IV.Series:Kids Can read (Toronto,Ont.)  \nCONTENTS  \nSpace Rocks  \nComets ..  \nAsteroids.  \nMeteorites.  \n………17  \n……24  \n# SPACE ROCKS\n\nWhat happens when rocks drop from thesky?How does a fireball explode in space?Why are comets called dirty snowballs?You are about to find out!  \n# What is a comet?\n\nA comet is an icy,rocky ball that flies  \nthrough space.Comets circle around the Sunin paths called orbits—just like planets do.  \nWhen a comet passes 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