Where are the constellations?
by Sabol, Stephanie,
| Print Book 2021 |
| Available at 28 Libraries 28 of 37 copies |
Summary
Calling all stargazers, this addition to the New York Times bestselling series is sure to be the perfect book for you!
From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous landmarks and natural wonders and features a fold-out map!
Ancient people from many different cultures--Greek, Roman, Mezo-American, Arab--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 of the tremendously popular Where Is Our Solar System? 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 grouped into constellation families.
From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous landmarks and natural wonders and features a fold-out map!
Ancient people from many different cultures--Greek, Roman, Mezo-American, Arab--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 of the tremendously popular Where Is Our Solar System? 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 grouped into constellation families.
Contents
Where are the constellations?Our address in space
Star tracking
Our star, the sun
The life of a star
Constellation families
The zodiac
Stargazing
Timelines.
Additional Information
| Series | Where are...? |
| Subjects |
Constellations
-- Juvenile literature.
Stars -- Juvenile literature. Astronomy -- Juvenile literature. Mythology -- Juvenile literature. Constellations. Stars. |
| Publisher | New York :Penguin Workshop,2021 |
| Contributors |
Conley, Laurie A.,
illustrator. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
"An official WHO HQ book"--Cover. |
| Description |
108 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| ISBN | 9780593223734 059322373X 9780593223741 0593223748 9781544458342 1544458347 |
| Other | Classic View |