"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...

"The stars in the sky are part of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Scientists have tried to map the Milky Way for centuries, but it is hard! It is so large, we cannot simply take a picture of it. Discover how scientists study the Milky Way, and learn about the galaxy that we call home."--

Tells the story of the star that God put in the sky to send the message that Jesus was born.

Little Chick wants her carrot to grow big, her kite to fly, and her special star to come close enough that she can catch it, but things do not happen the way that she wants them to.

"This book provides readers with the skills they need to write computer codes that simulate convection, internal gravity waves, and magnetic field generation in the interiors and atmospheres of rotating planets and stars. Using a teaching method perfected in the classroom, Gary Glatzmaier begins by offering a step-by-step guide on how to design codes for simulating nonlinear time-dependent thermal convection in a two-dimensional box using Fourier...