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About this Astronomy Book:

This astronomy book is for anyone looking to learn more about astronomy.From Planets and Stars to information about all the different constellations and how to recognize them, this astronomy book will lead you on a wonderful journey into the stars and beyond.

Inside this book:

Table of Contents:

Telescopes and Light
Exploring the Stars
All About the Sun
About Galaxies
Exploring the Solar System
Visiting the Planets
Reflecting on the Moon
What About Comets and Meteors
A Discussion on Blackholes
How Stars Die
About Our Planets Part 1
About Our Planets Part 2
How to Recognize the Constellations
Poor Maligned Pluto
Astrology - Fact and Fiction

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Beginner astronomers
This is a great book for anyone who is interested in astronomy but hasn't had the resources to learn about it. It gives you information on the planets, stars, galaxies, etc. in easy to understand words. Don't be surprised if the reader of this book becomes infatuated with the sky, it is seriously an awesome subject to learn about and this book will guide you in the right direction to become an expert on the universe.

good astronomy guide for people getting started
good astronomy guide for people getting started.simple but thorough astronomy information that will get any beginning explorer going.

Kids and Beginners will Love this Astronomy Book
Kids and Beginners will Love this Astronomy Book. This will teach you all the basics and is well organized for the kindle.Planet, Stars, Universe...it's all here for the beginners and what they need to get started exploring.

Good Astronomy Book for Beginners and Kids
Good Astronomy Book for Beginners and Kids.This is an easy read and has good information about astronomy that will teach kids and beginners all the basics with some intermediate stuff as well. ... Read more

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Where can you find Leo the lion?

How can you bring a constellation into your room?

What are the oldest stars?

How did the Milky Way Galaxy get its name?

Now you can explore the answers to these and other questions in Janice VanCleave's Constellations for Every Kid. Find the constellations Draco, Libra, Hydra, Hercules, and many more from your own backyard. Make a star disk that can track star movements. Find out what a balloon can tell us about stars. With activities like making an astronomer's flashlight and a shoebox planetarium, Janice VanCleave's Constellations for Every Kid will have you reaching for the stars.

Each of the activities begins with a statement of purpose, followed by a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and an easy-to-understand explanation. Every activity has been pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively at home or in the classroom.

Also available in this series from Janice VanCleave:

• ASTRONOMY FOR EVERY KID
• BIOLOGY FOR EVERY KID
• CHEMISTRY FOR EVERY KID
• DINOSAURS FOR EVERY KID
• EARTH SCIENCE FOR EVERY KID
• ECOLOGY FOR EVERY KID
• GEOGRAPHY FOR EVERY KID
• GEOMETRY FOR EVERY KID
• THE HUMAN BODY FOR EVERY KID
• MATH FOR EVERY KID
• OCEANS FOR EVERY KID
• PHYSICS FOR EVERY KID

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A great book to start : kids or adults alike !!
I like this book because it gives only a couple important concepts in each chapter, therefore, makes it easier to learn without feeling overwhelmed. I also like how some important concepts are explained using concrete examples. For instance, the concept of "parallax (the apparent shift in position of an object when viewed from different places)" is explained in such a way that everyone can easily relates to "To understand ......palce your thumb near your nose, then look at it, closing one eye at a time. Your thumb seems to jump from side to side as you see a different background behind it. Stars, like your thumb, seem to move when viewed from differt positions."

I agree with other reviews that a brief story about each constellation will better fit the title of this book.

useful but limited
Janice VanCleave's "Constellations For Every Kid" is one of the books I used to teach an astronomy unit to the boys I help homeschool.It is quite limited in its scope -- containing only the northern constellations and no complete star maps -- but is very useful for basic constellation identification.I used it mostly as a source of seasonal star maps for the boys to copy.It also helpfully identifies some key stars in various constellations, and provides tips for finding various constellations once the positions of others are known.

However, this is about all the book is good for.The explanations of various phenomena are extremely limited, VanCleave provides none of the legends behind the constellations, and her suggested questions and activities are often impractical or pointless.(She also turned Saggitarius into some unholy thing she dubbed 'The Teapot.'Sheesh.)The book wavers between being a teacher's handbook and a student's textbook -- and fills neither purpose very well.

In other words, don't buy it.Skim through it and take any useful activities and explanations, but don't be too disappointed if you come away with only a few ideas.

Not what I hoped
This book is almost entirely about finding specific constellations in the sky.If that's what you want, then it's for you.It is not about constellations in general, nor does it have star stories.It only has afew "activities."I bought it to use in my classroom, buthaven't touched it.I have to wonder why I bought it, because I have thesame opinion of Janice VanCleave's books....they look good, but there isn'tall that much substance. I just had a weak moment!This one is worse thanusual.

Great book
My 7 year old daughter and I have had a great time with Constellations For Every Kid. Each chapter provides a "bite size" chunk of information, a stargazing opportunity, questions to reinforce what wastaught, and an astronomy-related activity. Other strong points includesimple but quality illustrations and helpful pronunciation guides. The bookcovers topics like the general motion of the sky, precession, ecliptic,variable stars, spectral types, folklore, as well as the names of the starsand consteallations clearly, with enough depth to be interesting but not somuch detail as to be overwhelming. In short, My daughter may not rememberall the specifics but she's getting the basic ideas and we're having fun inthe process. ... Read more

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Experience the force of liftoff

• Create your own constellations
• Write a postcard from another planet
• Make a club-soda comet, and more!

From rocketing out of Earth's gravity and orbiting our planet to probing other planets and walking on the Moon, Cosmic Science makes exploring space a blast! More than 40 easy, safe—and fun—activities show how rockets work, why the shape of the Moon seems to change, just how much power the Sun has, what it's like to live and work in space, and much more! ... Read more

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Great for Educators
As a new teacher, I am a firm believer of hands-on activities; as the saying goes, "I do, and I understand."While beginning a unit on space, I wanted to make it as concrete as I could, and my kids are now ableto understand some very abstract concepts - thanks to the activities inthis book.Most of these activities can be modified for students of alllevels; for higher-level students, teachers could get into inertia, airpressure,... My kids really loved the activity that proves how rocketswork.All of the activites use materials that you already have at home. ... Read more

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Provides instructions for twenty projects, creating such things as a planet mobile, constellation tack board, space helmet, moon buggy, pop-up alien puppet, and rocket pin. ... Read more

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kids crafts
I am looking for easy outer space crafts to do with about 100 kids, ages 5-12.This book has a lot of great ideas that I will probably embellish upon for my kids, but the basic ideas are really good.

Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About Outer Space
Finally a crafts book geared to boys (and girls).My son loves space flight, planets and aliens.This book provides tips for crafts in allthree areas.This is the first crafts book I found, for young children,that is geared towards girls and boys.The crafts are easy to do and usecommon household items. ... Read more

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A small shoe-box sized vehicle slowly crawls across the rust-colored surface of a distance planet, testing the soil and analyzing rocks billions of years old. More than 190 million miles away, its driver guides the vehicle with computer commands. What was once science fiction, is now a common event. Anyone curious about the universe we inhabit will find this an irresistible resource. This third book in the Exploring series offers invaluable information about the universe and is loaded with fun, easy-to-do activities. ... Read more

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via books. Designed with fun as the top priority, the books feature mind-bending questions, offbeat facts and colorful art. GeoTrivia Space features spreads on classic space subjects such as the planets, the universe and stars. GeoTrivia World spans the globe asking questions about everything from countries and cities to landmarks and festivals. Full color. ... Read more

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From ancient times, people have wanted to learn about the sky. The stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies have been observed for centuries, and theories have changed as the equipment used has improved. Though we now know that the Sun is the center of our solar system, and planets and other objects move around it, we still have a lot to learn. What is a comet made of? Why is Pluto now called a dwarf planet? What causes a solar eclipse? A lunar eclipse? This book will help you answer these questions and more. Whether you try the experiments and activities in this book for fun or for a school project, you ll discover why so many people are fascinated by our solar system. ... Read more

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what a disappointment
This book has ALL black and white pictures, and looks like it was printed off of someone's dot-matrix printer. Plus, it names Pluto as a planet, and doesn't mention Ceres and Eris at all. Now I'm ordering "Our Solar System (revised edition)" by Seymour Simon because at least I know there will be 8 planets and full-color pictures! Don't waste your money on this one. I'm returning mine. ... Read more

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