Planets!

Nine planets orbit our huge fiery sun. But only Earth can support life as we know it. Saturn is a ball of swirling gas. Venus, the hottest planet, is covered in thick clouds. Pluto, the smallest and coldest planet, is a tiny chunk of rock.

In PLANETS!, TIME For Kids® takes a voyage of discovery around our solar system.

The editors of TIME For Kids^® are committed to informing millions of kids about the world and their place in it. As part of a national news organization, they bring expert and age-appropriate reporting and photography from around the globe to books, classroom magazines, and a website.

The editors of TIME For Kids^® are frequent visitors to classrooms all over the country. And the TFK Kid Reporters have appeared on The Today Show, CBS Morning Show, CNN, and Fox News.

TFK editors also publish the TIME For Kids^® Science Scoops series, giving kids the inside scoop on the world's most fascinating topics.