Customer Reviews

Constellations: A Glow-in-the-Dark Guide to the Night Sky

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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 feature is amazing. I definitely recommend purchasing this high quality unique book.

Each two page spread introduces a constellation, gives a brief synopsis of the story, and illustrates the constellation. The embedded stars glow in the dark, so you can turn off the lights and view what the constellation looks like in the night sky. The glow in the dark feature helps imprint the pattern of the stars in each constellation on your brain with the added drama of "and now let's turn off the lights and see...." The inside flaps of the book offer a picture of the constellations without illustration but with the stars connected.

I purchased this book as a donation to my daughter's school library. The glow-in-the dark illustrations attract children to the book, while the brightly illustrated drawings help the reader to visualize what the ancients were imagining when they designated the constellations. Each constellation includes a short story about the creature or object it represents (primarily Greek mythology). My only complaint about the book is that the proportions of the stars are considerably off in some of the illustrations, which could hinder the use of the book as a learning tool for children actually wanting to locate constellations in the real night sky.

My Grandson (age 5) is delighted with this book. I think any child of any age, interested in the Constellations would be very happy with this book!

I was disappointed when the book arrived. I thought it would be for a beginner. Not fairy-tale like.

It is a good idea, but should be upgraded to a novice introduction to constellations. The constellations do not even closely represent the "actual" starry night.

My kids got a telescope for Christmas, so recently we've been on a stargazing kick. We have gone through a bunch of constellation books, and this one was my younger kids' (K-1) favorite. (Glow in the Dark Constellations by CE Thompson was my third grader's favorite.)

This is not really an informative star-gazing book, meaning it does not teach kids how to locate the constellations in the actual night sky. Rather it is an introduction to the basic shapes and legends of the constellations. It has cute and appealing pictures of approximately 20 popular constellations with one paragraph summaries of the myths behind them. And it includes a couple activities at the end which are actually doable. Combine that with the fun of glow-in-the-dark which all young kids seem to enjoy, and you have a book which kids will use over and over again.

If you are looking for a more scientific reference work, I recommend the CE Thompson. But if you are looking for the stories of constellations that is not too complex and holds interest, this is one of the best out there so far. Other popular ones (i.e. Donald Silver's Night Sky) were more appealing from an adult standpoint, but not from my kindergartner's.

This is an interesting book for youg children.
We had to wait for a very overcast day to darken the room enough to see the glow. The kids liked it.