Rainbows, Mirages, and Sundogs [Hardcover]

Roy A. Gallant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 1987 | Age Level: 9 and up

Discusses and explains visual phenomena seen in the sky, primarily interactions of light and atmosphere such as rainbows, mirages, the twinkling of stars, the blue color of the sky, and the Northern Lights.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6 The sky is full of signs and wonders, not all of them astronomical; here Gallant stays close to home, surveying the special effects visible in our own atmosphere and slightly beyond: rainbows (single, double, and circular), mirages; auroras; zodiacal lights; eclipses; and less common phenomena (ever heard of Gegenschein? ). Along the way he explains why the sky is blueor white, or redwhy stars twinkle, and why clouds appear to have silver linings. Young researchers who are willing to fiddle will find several hastily-described but simple and inexpensive experiments, as well as advice on observing (safely) and photographing eclipses or star trails. A scattering of serviceable drawings and diagrams clarify descriptions, but subtler optical effects don't come across in the murky black-and-white photographs. This is less detailed than Heuer's Rainbows, Halos and Other Wonders (Dodd, 1978), but covers some different ground (so to speak). John Peters, New York Public Library
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 94 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum; 1st edition (August 30, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0027370100
• ISBN-13: 978-0027370102
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,485,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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