| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
72 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Note |
"Second edition updates on the solar system and our planet ... provided by Ian Garrick-Bethell"--Title page verso. |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
Provides information on constellations, discussing which ones are visible in each season, their mythology, the brightness of stars, light years, and the solar system. |
| Contents |
A note on Pluto -- Big Dipper, Great Bear, Herdsman, Lion -- Bright stars and faint stars; star names -- Twins, Orion -- Light-years -- Big and Little Dog, Charioteer, Virgin, Scorpion -- Quiz 1 -- Swan, Lyre, Eagle, Bull, Southern Fish -- Quiz 2 -- The sky views -- Winter stars -- Polaris, the North Star -- Little Dipper, Cassiopeia, Dragon, Cepheus, Perseus -- Archer, Ram, Crab, Scales, Goat, Water Carrier, Fishes -- Spring stars -- The Andromeda story -- Andromeda, Pegasus, Great Square, Whale -- The Orion story -- Serpent Holder, Hare -- Summer stars -- Four minutes a day -- Autumn stars -- Stargazing outdoors -- Planets, solar system -- Into space by the stars -- Planet finder -- First stars to come out at dusk -- Time table for sky views -- Index and glossary -- General sky chart. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 64) and index. |
| Subject |
Constellations -- Juvenile literature.
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Stars -- Juvenile literature.
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Constellations. (OCoLC)fst00875735
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Stars. (OCoLC)fst01131648
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Constellations.
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Stars.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Reference.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Astronomy.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences.
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Constellations.
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Stars.
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Garrick-Bethell, Ian, 1980-
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| ISBN |
9780547131405 (hc) |
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0547131402 (hc) |
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9780547131788 (pbk.) |
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054713178X (pbk.) |
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9781442008458 (Paw Prints bdg.) |
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1442008458 (Paw Prints bdg.) |
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9780544763005 |
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0544763009 |
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