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Author:

Love, Ann.

Title:

The kids book of the night sky / by Ann Love & Jane Drake ; illustrated by Heather Collins.

Publisher:

Kids Can Press,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

144 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Astronomy--Juvenile literature.
Astronomie--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.

Other Authors:

Collins, Heather.
Drake, Jane.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Countdown to nighttime: City lights, country nights -- Sun is a star -- Fantastic sunsets -- Make a planisphere -- Equipped for the dark -- Chariot of fire: Action thriller -- Our moon: Our moon: Official biography -- Ever-changing moon -- Sun's disappearing act -- Lunar eclipse -- Moon in the bog -- Chang'o chooses: Romance -- Nightly attractions: Stars: Starlight, star bright -- Star is born -- Count your lucky stars -- Make a sighting tube -- Dates and stars -- Northern carousel -- Make a star clock -- Zodiac -- Making of the stars -- Seasonal attractions: Spring sky: What to look for in the spring sky -- Spring equinox -- Star games -- Spring zodiac stories -- Big dipper stories -- Hercules vs. Hydra -- Star bear: Hunting adventure -- Seasonal attractions: Summer sky: What to look for in the summer sky -- Celebrating meteors -- Milky Way -- Milky Way stories -- Summer zodiac stories -- Weaver princess and the herdsman: Romance -- Seasonal attractions: Autumn sky: What to look for in the autumn sky -- Make a night sky dome -- Celestial scavenger hunt -- Northern Lights -- Autumn zodiac stories -- Little Dipper stories -- Adventures of Perseus: Action thriller -- Seasonal attractions: Winter sky: What to look for in the winter sky -- Indoor constellations -- Cosmic milk and cookies -- Heavenly word games -- Winter zodiac stories -- Story of Osiris and Isis? Murder thriller -- Seven hungry dancers: Mystery -- Regular guest appearances: Planets: Planet watch -- More planets to watch -- Make a planet plotter -- Identifiable flying objects -- Morning star and feather woman: Romance -- Hero twins: Action thriller -- Glossary -- Index.

Summary:

In The Kids Book of the Night Sky, you'll discover all the secrets the night sky holds. Play a game of "Night Sky I Spy," keep an astronomer's log, read night sky myths and legends from different cultures around the world, and learn about the zodiac, the northern lights, eclipses and more. Then, as the sun goes down and the sky gets dark, you'll be ready for an all-star show!

ISBN:

1553371283 (pbk.)
9781553371281 (pbk.)
9781553371281 (pbk.) :
1553371283 (pbk.) :
155337357X (bound)
9781553373575 (bound)
9781553373575 (bound) :
155337357X (bound) :

Locations:

MMPE553 -- Algona Public Library (Algona)

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

JLPF081 -- Ericson Public Library (Boone)

BBPC251 -- Roy R. Estle Memorial Library (Dallas Center) — J 523 LOV

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

KHPB566 -- Donnellson Public Library (Donnellson)

FDPC194 -- Upham Memorial Library (Fredericksburg)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

MGPD463 -- Humboldt Public Library (Humboldt)

MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)

DMPC403 -- Montgomery Memorial Library (Jewell)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

ZUPD675 -- Onawa Public Library (Onawa)

LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)