Mercury’s seeking speedy thrills on Orlando’s fastest rides
Venus loves the cloudy Himalayan mountainsides
Earth’s the life and soul of a party in Capri
Mars has gone to Egypt to bob about in the Red Sea
Jupiter’s baggage weighs it down on a tricky Outback stroll
Saturn rings round family then meets up with them in Seoul
Uranus takes to ski slopes in the Spanish Pyrenees
Neptune treks the South Pole through a strong and bitter breeze
(Pluto’s left home alone, oh man it’s tough when you’re not quite a planet)
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Did you know?
Mercury is the fastest planet in our solar system.
The surface of Venus is covered in thick clouds.
Earth is the only planet we know of that supports life. (So far!)
Mars is the red planet and also contains water in various forms.
Jupiter is the heaviest planet in our solar system.
Famous for its rings, Saturn also has the most moons.
Uranus is known as an ice giant.
Neptune is also very cold and is the windiest of the planets.
Pluto was once considered a planet, but now… isn’t. Poor Pluto.
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Ian Brownlie lives with his family in Marlow, Bucks (UK). His prospective middle grade novel, Solomon Brown from Hero Town, was longlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition. His poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon and The Toy.
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