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Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Brilliantly colored paintings illustrate this introduction to constellations and the animals which ancient stargazers imagined as they made their observations of the night sky.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
"Ancient people from many different cultures all looked up and imagined pictures in the sky by "drawing" a line from one star to another, like a connect-the-dots puzzle. These star pictures--constellations--represented myths and legends from the various cultures that still fascinate us today. Author Stephanie Sabol relates many of the most popular constellation stories and explains what stars actually are: how they formed, why they die, and how they're...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ken Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide to the stars, providing information about movements in the sky, the North Star, constellations, the zodiac, the Milky Way band, and wandering and shooting stars, and featuring star charts that show stars in the north and south, as well as how the night sky looks in different seasons.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 990L
Language
English
Description
Presents facts about stars, nebulas, galaxies, and constellations and recounts the Greek myths that provided widely-known names for ten constellations, from Andromeda to Pegasus.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Containing star charts, a guide to the constellations, and details about seasons and the movement of the objects we see in the sky, this classic book makes H. A. Rey's passion for astronomy evident on every page. New updates concentrate on the planetary and solar system information in the latter part of the book. Facts and figures for each planet have been revised, and new scientific information has been added, such as Pluto?s reclassification as...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this highly visual guide to observing the sky with the naked eye, kids aged 9?14 will delve into the science behind what they see. This captivating book offers a tour of our solar system and deep space, explaining how objects like Earth?s moon were formed and introducing the ?why? behind phenomena such as eclipses, northern lights, and meteor showers. Sky gazers will learn how to find and observe planets - no binoculars or telescopes required...
17) Enchanted lions
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
One evening, Rose climbs on the back of an enchanted lion who takes her on a tour of outer space, where they race with Monoceros the unicorn, pass by Pegasus and Pisces, and are rescued from a black hole by Cetus the whale.
18) Impossible moon
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022].
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Language
English
Description
Mable goes on an impossible quest to the moon hoping that will cure her beloved Grana, and is aided by constellations associated with African and African American history along the way. Includes brief descriptions of the constellations mentioned, and a note on the myth or history associated with each.
20) Finding Orion
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
"Rion Kwirk comes from a rather odd family. His mother named him and his sisters after her favorite constellations, and his father makes funky-flavored jellybeans for a living. One sister acts as if she's always on stage, and the other is a walking dictionary. But no one in the family is more odd than Rion's grandfather, Papa Kwirk. He's the kind of guy who shows up on his motorcycle only on holidays handing out crossbows and stuffed squirrels as...
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