Offers a close-up, up-to-date look at the diverse types of stars in the universe, including red giants, white dwarfs, supernovas, black holes, and quasars.

Explains how to view stars and ways to locate star pictures, known as constellations, throughout the year.

Take a closer look at the night sky! Discover the secrets of the stars. -- Back cover.

This exploration of the sun, moon and stars is part of a series introducing children to the wonder of the world around them. It has two reading levels, with a simple sentence on each page for beginners, accompanied by more complex information which can be read as the child's ability grows.

Presents information about using a telescope for astronomy, discussing the different models available and what factors to consider in choosing one, and describing the celestial bodies in the night that can be observed with a telescope for every month of the year in the southern and northern hemispheres.

Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

The class decides to buy a star for Dorothy Ann's birthday. Join Ms. Frizzle's class on a field trip to outer space where they do some careful star shopping and learn alot of star knowledge along the way.

Explains what stars are and what people have thought about them in different times and places.

A child relates some of the wondrous tales told by an old man who once found a falling star and stood at the end of a rainbow.

Having heard Helen's fairy tale, Little Star comes down to undertake a very special job.