Franklyn M. Branley (1915–2002)

Author of The Planets in Our Solar System (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science)

Includes the names: Franklin Branley, Franklyn Branley, Franklyn Branley, Franklyn M. Branley, Franklyn M. Branley, Franklyn M. Branley, Franklin M. Branley, Illustrated by Ed Emberley Franklyn M. Branley

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The Planets in Our Solar System (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 421 copies, 1 review
What Makes Day and Night? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 375 copies, 7 reviews
Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 324 copies, 10 reviews
Down Comes the Rain (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 317 copies, 10 reviews
Snow is Falling (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 277 copies, 1 review
What Makes a Magnet? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 243 copies, 6 reviews
The Moon Seems to Change (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 237 copies, 2 reviews
Sunshine Makes the Seasons (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 229 copies, 4 reviews
Air is All Around You (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 187 copies, 4 reviews
The Sky Is Full of Stars (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 167 copies, 1 review
What the Moon Is Like (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 162 copies, 4 reviews
Earthquakes (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 160 copies, 1 review
Volcanoes (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 157 copies, 3 reviews
The Big Dipper (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) (Author) 151 copies, 3 reviews

Is There Life in Outer Space? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 147 copies, 1 review

Tornado Alert (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 128 copies, 3 reviews

The Sun: Our Nearest Star (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 122 copies, 2 reviews

Mickey's Magnet 107 copies

Gravity is a Mystery (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 102 copies, 3 reviews

Floating in Space (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 102 copies, 1 review

Day Light, Night Light (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 82 copies

What Happened to the Dinosaurs? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 76 copies

Mission to Mars (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 67 copies

The International Space Station (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 67 copies

Eclipse: Darkness in Daytime (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 62 copies, 1 review

Shooting Stars (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 52 copies

Rain and Hail (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 38 copies

Journey into a Black Hole (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 36 copies, 1 review

Oxygen Keeps You Alive (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 34 copies

Comets (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) 31 copies, 1 review

Big Tracks, Little Tracks 28 copies

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Branley, Franklyn Mansfield

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New Rochelle, New York, USA

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Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Hayden Planetarium

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He began the Read-and-Find- Out series of science books for young children.

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