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Author:

Stott, Carole, author.

Title:

Night sky / written by Carole Stott ; consultant, Jerry Stone ; illustrators, Abby Cook, Dan Crisp, Molly Lattin.

Edition:

First American edition, 1993.
Current edition, 2018.

Publisher:

DK Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

61 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Subject:

Astronomy--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Stone, Jerry (Consultant), consultant.
Cook, Abby (Illustrator).
Crisp, Dan, illustrator.
Lattin, Molly, illustrator.

Notes:

"Explore nature with fun facts and activities"-- cover. Includes index.

Contents:

Looking at the night sky -- What's in the night sky? -- What is a star? -- Life of a star -- Dots of light -- Patterns in the sky -- Northern stars -- Southern stars -- The zodiac -- Fuzzy objects -- Galaxies -- The Milky Way -- The sun and its family -- The Solar System -- Mercury and Venus -- Planet Earth -- The changing moon -- The moon in close-up -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus and Neptune -- Pluto, moons, and asteroids -- Comets and meteors -- Astronomers' tools -- Exploring space.

Summary:

"A fantastic first book on our universe. Explore the world of stars, planets, and astronomy. Discover what a star is, how the moon looks close up, and what tools astronomers use to look at space. With exciting activities, like how to look at the sun safely, and plenty of fun facts, this book is a must for children curious about the night sky."-- provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781465473394
1465473394

OCLC:

(OCoLC)993692050

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

VXPE964 -- Decorah Public Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

CYPF706 -- Musser Public Library (Muscatine)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

KQPC446 -- Winfield Public Library (Winfield)