Kids and adults can explore outer space from their own backyards with this handy book of unusual and engaging activities. By simply looking up at the sky- with the unaided eye- parents, camp counselors, and other group leaders can help children identify, understand, and appreciate the inhabitants of the Milky Way and galaxies beyond. With this book, amateur star-gazers will become acquainted with the constellations, planets, and phases of the moon; how compasses, sundials, and telescopes work; and what causes shooting stars and other galactic phenomena. Down-to-earth explanations of astronomical events and concepts helps readers navigate their way through the stars.
| ISBN: | 9780762708093 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2000 |
| Author: | Philip Harrington, Edward Pascuzzi |
| Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Astronomy, space and time |