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Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations
Jacqueline Mitton
National Geographic Children's Books, 2006
a book I never want to forget!
We check out many library books each week and I try to get onto Amazon and review them so that I have a record of my impressions of each. I want to make note of those I didn't like; and then there are some, like this stunning volume, I want to make sure I don't forget ...
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The Night Sky 40°-50° (Large)
David S. Chandler
David Chandler Co., 1998
The Night Sky Chart
This an excellent tool for amateur astronomers and has helped me greatly to identify sky objects. The two sided charts are unusual. The chart was real easy to align for the date.
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Find the Constellations
H. A. Rey
Houghton Mifflin, 2008
Great for young and the not-so young!
My husband has a love for the constellations so I decided to purchase this book for him for Father's day; he just loves it and so do the girls. We went camping over the summer and this was a great book to use when we were star gazing; the illustrations are just ...
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A Walk through the Heavens: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends
Milton D. Heifetz, Wil Tirion
Cambridge University Press, 2004
Has correct constellation segment connections unlike Rey's "The Stars: A New Way to See Them"
Undoubtedly lots of beginning astronomers will be trying to decide between Rey's book "The Stars: A New Way to See Them" and Heifetz/Tirion's "A Walk Through the Heavens". I just wanted to point out something that could be a deciding factor for some people: "A Walk ...
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The Stars: A New Way to See Them
H. A. Rey
Houghton Mifflin, 1976
The Stars; A New Way to See Them
This is a great book for beginning star gazers. It is easy to read and does not overwhelm me with scientific information...just helps me find the stars and constellations and learn their names.
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Binocular Highlights: 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users (Sky & Telescope Stargazing)
Gary Seronik
Sky Publishing, 2007
Good for telescopes, too
Although the book is aimed at binocular observers, it also makes a nice, portable "best of the sky" guide for people with small telescopes or anyone just starting out with a telescope. It's particularly attractive for those of us who like to take a telescope when we ...
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Constellations: A Glow-in-the-Dark Guide to the Night Sky
Chris Sasaki
Sterling, 2006
Amazing!!
This is one of the most unique books I have ever seen! Both my four year old and myself have learned so much about the constellations. The details about each constellation make it easy for my son to remember the names and stories behind them. The glow in the dark ...
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Glow-in-the-Dark Constellations (Sticker Stories)
C. E. Thompson
Grosset & Dunlap, 1999
an excellent glow in the dark book on familiar constellation
This book offers the novice astonomer, young and old alike, an excellent way to find the common constellations, by comparing the glow in the dark pictures to the night sky. It also contains brief stories about each constellation shown.
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The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude)
David S. Chandler
David Chandler Co., 1998
Great Observing Tool
I recently took an astonomy class at my local college. This was a great tool for identifying/locating objects in the night sky.
Until you use one of these planispheres with a red lensed flashlight, you won't realize the advantage of a dark on light format.
Yup, ...
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A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky: The Story of the Stars, Planets, and Constellations--and How You Can ...
Michael Driscoll
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2004
great astronomy 101 for the middle school and older child
The subtitle of the book is the Story of the Stars, Planets and Constellations -- and How You Can Find Them in the Sky. It should read The Stars, The Planets, the Astronomers, the Universe and Everything. The books has definitions, factoids, readable text, stories, ...
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Stories in the Stars (Dot to Dot in the Sky Series)
Joan Marie Galat
Walrus Books, 2002
Five Stars For A Book ABOUT Stars.
This is the best book I've ever seen for teaching kids or adults how to find stars and identify constellations in the night sky. It's apparently geared to kids of about age 12, but I haven't been twelve for over thirty years and I enjoyed and learned from this book. ...
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Stephen James O'Meara's Observing the Night Sky with Binoculars: A Simple Guide to the Heavens
Stephen James O'Meara
Cambridge University Press, 2008
An excellent instruction guide to enjoying the wonders of the heavens from backyards to mountain tops
Throughout recorded time, and judging by such pre-historical sites as Stonehenge, the night sky with its wheeling starry canopy has been an enduring source of interest for ground level human observation. Even in this modern age of astronomical observatories and Hubble ...
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Seeing Stars: Shining Star Light
Charles Hobson
Chronicle Books, 2001
Whata gift for grandkids
I have tried it once on a young grandchild and his parents, with immediate success. It is an artful book that has the feature of allowing the reader (or the parent) to project the constellations using the flashlight and the cards that come with the book. There is ...
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Star Seeker
Theresa Heine
Barefoot Books, 2006
Enjoy an awesome adventure in space - ride on the bridle of Pegasus and swim across Jupiter's seas. -- Whimsical illustrations and lyrical rhymes set the stage for an adventure in space. -- As you read through this book's unique blend of science and mythology, you'll uncover the mysteries of the solar system. Readers are transported into the ...
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The Book of Constellations: Discover the Secrets in the Stars
Robin Kerrod
Barron''s Educational Series, 2002
This fascinating narrative recounts the history of astronomy and, with more than 100 full-color illustrations, it shows readers how to find the planets and constellations in the night sky. In ancient times, people thought that the Sun, Moon, and stars were gods. They recorded their movements and imagined that the stars made pictures in the sky. ...
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