Description:
An introduction to the night sky for the younger set and other beginners. Written in very simple language, and tested on delighted children down to the age of eight. Domed sky drawings for each month with constellation stories that enlighten and make their patterns memorable. Other concepts are woven in: the Milky Way, leap-days, the ecliptic and zodiac, meteor showers, the Pole, midsummer, and changing clocks. A gentle beginning textbook of astronomy. Softcover. 8.5"x 11". 41 pgs.
"There is no more straight forward guide to the stars of the sky." -Scientific American |
