Stars : a family guide to the night sky / Adam Ford.
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TextPublisher: United Kingdom : Ivy Press, c2015Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781782402763 [hardbound]Other title: Family guide to the night skySubject(s): Astronomy -- Juvenile literature | Stars -- Juvenile literature Pictorial works | Solar system -- Juvenile literature | Earth (Planet) -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Prep-Elem / Elementary Library | Gen. Ref. 523.8 F75 2015 (Browse shelf) | Available | 3UCBLELEM000099 |
First published in East Sussex, UK, by Ivy Press, 2015.
Includes index.
Getting to know the stars -- All sorts of stars -- Some famous stars -- Seeing patterns in the sky -- Start stargazing -- Winter stargazing -- Spring stargazing -- Summer stargazing -- Autumn stargazing -- Star nurseries -- The force of gravity -- We're all made of stardust -- Fuzzy objects -- The past & the stars -- In the beginning -- Shooting stars -- Sky wanderers: the planets -- A month with the moon -- Our nearest star: the sun -- Making a solar system model -- Design your own alien.
Who isn’t fascinated by the sheer size of the universe? Stars offers a straightforward guide to what we know and how we know it—from the Big Bang to star nurseries andto the beginnings of life on planet Earth. Find out why you can’t draw a diagram of the solar system to scale, discover how gravity holds our planet together, and learn why we’re all made of stardust.
Included inside:
season-by-season guide to stargazing
double-sided star chart covering the northern and southern hemispheres
pull-out activities, including Test Your Eyesight cards and a “What do you weigh on other planets?” spinning wheel, plus four sheets of stickers
Children
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