Constellations
Constellations
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Children's Press
Just the Series: True Book: Space   

Series and Publisher: True Book: Space   

Annotation: Explains how we see stars from our planet, who first discovered the constellations, and which constellations can be seen from Earth.
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #41926
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Common Core/STEAM: STEAM STEAM Common Core Common Core
Publisher: Children's Press
Copyright Date: 2010
Edition Date: 2010 Release Date: 02/11/10
Pages: 48 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 0-531-22802-9 Perma-Bound: 0-605-41408-4
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-531-22802-9 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-41408-2
Dewey: 523.8
LCCN: 2008050629
Dimensions: 22 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Starred Review ALA Booklist (Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 CDT 2009)

Starred Review Like a young star maturing into a red giant, the True Book: Space series shines brighter the older it gets. The glossy covers and dazzling photos that have become True Book hallmarks are especially well matched with the breathtaking panoramas of outer space, and the text emerges victorious against difficult concepts. Constellations is perhaps the most surprising of the titles. Though it dabbles in the science of planetary orbits and early stargazing gear (shown in all their steampunk glory), it mostly focuses on the rich myths surrounding the constellations, in one illustration transforming the night sky into a draped tapestry of monsters and gods. And the Big Dipper? Sorry, it's an asterism, not a constellation. Short but solid back matter closes out these impressive offerings.

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Starred Review ALA Booklist (Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 CDT 2009)
Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Word Count: 2,599
Reading Level: 5.6
Interest Level: 2-5
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.6 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 132954 / grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:5.5 / points:3.0 / quiz:Q48615
Lexile: 840L
Guided Reading Level: S
Fountas & Pinnell: S

A thorough exploration of constellations.

A True Book: Space series dives into the many components that make each planet distinctive and exceptional, as well as explore many of the other components that make up Space. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.

This book introduces constellations, describing how they were viewed in ancient times, the effect of the Earth's rotation on the stars that can be seen, and the modern classification of these star groups into a total of eighty-eight constellations.


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