Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introduction to astronomy that is clear, concise, beautifully illustrated, and very "user friendly" no matter what the child's age.
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Grade 4-6 ``If starships are ever developed, there will be no shortage of destinations.'' With clarity and enthusiasm, Dickinson presents a look at the high frontier, combining a ``universe in 40 jumps'' sort of tourtaking readers from the Moon (1.3 light-seconds) to the galactic field in general (300 million light-years)with a quick spin about the solar system, adding season-by-season charts of the salient planets, stars, and constellations visible from North America. Dozens of color paintings and some photographs accompany the text, and there is a page of advice on choosing and using binoculars and telescopes. The information is readily available elsewhere, but not so engagingly presented. Thus this is a good additional purchase for heavily-used astronomy collections. John Peters, New York Public Library
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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[A] great star-spotting reference. (Rebecca Rupp Home Education Magazine )
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is great for anyone who (like me) has never been able to figure out stars beyond the big dipper or to understand what are the relationships of scale between stars, galaxies, clusters, etc.... Adults (including me and my father, age 73) will enjoy this book as much as (probably even more) than children.
Not only it contains celestial maps that make it easy to find the stars, but also it gives some extremely useful tricks for finding them (i.e. using your fist to estimate 10 degrees of arc). Finally, it gives some extremely well narrated and illustrated examples of relative astronomical dimensions, starting from the distance between the earth and the moon and ending with the distances between galaxies. Definitely the best first book to buy to get a clear idea what our universe is all about.
34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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This wonderful book is the one that got me hooked onto astronomy when I was just an 8-year old boy. Now as I am in college and studying astronomy, this book even though old (written c. 1986), has not lost its charm and magic to me. The best part of this book is the beautifully rendered paintings of the night skies and other sights around the universe, which will leave you breathless and in awe of the majestic canvas of the skies. I give it a 2 thumbs up and many stars!
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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This book won the New York Academy of Sciences award for children's science literature. And with good reason. The pictures are out of this world. The constellation maps are the easiest to use out of any I have seen. If you are thinking about buying a telescope for your child, you may want to get this book first. It will help you make a decision about how to buy your first telescope, and ensure that your child knows what he or she is looking at.
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Great for all ages
I used to read this book as a child, and I still find it fascinating and informative as an adult. The illustrations are incredible, particularly the artist's renderings in the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Sarah B
Exploring the Night Sky.
Purchased as a gift, the recipient seems pleased with this beginner's book. Skimmed through it and it appears to be well done.
Published 15 months ago by R. E. WORSLEY
Great book for kids & adults.
We purchased this book for our grandchildren so that they can learn about & enjoy the night skies through our telescope.
Published on November 14, 2009 by William L. Bauer
Exploring the night sky
We purchased this for our eight year old grandson. We selected this particular book for its clear text. Our grandson seemed pleased to receive it.
Published on March 5, 2009 by Ulla N. Evans
Little information
Childrens book, but even for that, din motivate stuff appropriately. I had to give it half heartedly to the kid having thrown money :-((
Published on June 29, 2008 by Mohammad Omer
A GIFT FOR MY UNIVERSE LOVING SON
THIS GUIDE IS VERY USEFUL AND INTERESTING. WE ARE TOTALLY BEGINNERS AND FACINATED AT THAT.
Published on November 27, 2007 by Li Jeane Gray
Young Minds Latch onto the Stars
My eight-year-old grandson practically ate up this book, he was so excited and interested. He had gotten a telescope for Christmas and this book brought his explorations of the... Read more
Published on February 14, 2007 by R. F. Benson
Christians Beware - Big Bang theory & ET fantasy
I bought this for our science homeschool since it had a children's award and we just got a telescope. Read more
Published on December 12, 2002
Christians Beware - Big Bang theory & ET fantasy
I bought this for our science homeschool since it had a children's award and we just got a telescope. Read more
Published on December 12, 2002
Did well in 1987 .... needs a new edition now.
This is a good introduction, and the pictures are great. However, it's dated now. "Jupiter will be below Pegasus in 1987". Read more
Published on September 30, 2001
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Nothing in our universe moves faster than light. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Dipper, Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy, Alpha Centauri, Local Group, Little Dipper, Proxima Centauri, United States, Barnard's Star, Late December, North America, North Star, Olympus Mons, Triangulum Galaxy New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Nothing in our universe moves faster than light. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Dipper, Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy, Alpha Centauri, Local Group, Little Dipper, Proxima Centauri, United States, Barnard's Star, Late December, North America, North Star, Olympus Mons, Triangulum Galaxy New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Universe and Beyond (Universe & Beyond (Quality)) by Terence Dickinson in Back Matter
- The Night Sky (Exploring the Universe (Raintree Steck-Vaughn)) by Robin Kerrod in Front Matter
- Star Tales by Ian Ridpath in Back Matter
- Science Discoveries on the Net: An Integrated Approach (Teacher Ideas Press) by Anthony D. Fredericks on page 259
- 99 Jumpstarts for Kids: Getting Started in Research by Peggy Whitley on page 140
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