Climb Aboard Explore planets and how they are formed Meet key astronomers Examine the history of mapping the stars Investigate red giants, black and white dwarfs, neutron stars, supernovas, and black holes See an infographic showing our solar system's statistics Did You Know? facts and a Guidebook of the brightest stars complete your journey. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.