A Kid's Guide to Backyard Stargazing (Kid's Backyard Guide) [9781423669500]

Overview

Packed with captivating facts about the Sun, the Moon, the planets, stars, constellations, and other celestial objects—all visible from North America—this brightly illustrated guide is perfect for young nature lovers.

A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Stargazing contains easily digestible information and captivating facts—about the most common celestial objects kids see most often—that will help children discover how to be expert nature explorers and why protecting them is important, no matter their age!

Learn all about the amazing night sky in A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Stargazing—a handy, easy-to-carry guidebook for explorers ages 6 to 8 that shows you how to identify 28 celestial objects that are commonly visible in the Northern Hemisphere. The book has chapters on the Sun and the Moon (including solar eclipses and lunar eclipses), the planets (including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), the stars (including the movement of stars, the types of stars, Polaris, Sirius, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, and Rigel), the constellations (including Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, Orion, Canis Major, Centaurus, The Northern Cross, and Ursa Minor), and other celestial objects such as the Milky Way, comets, galaxies, meteoroids, and meteorites. Check the glossary for terms you might not know, keep track of what you’ve seen in a handy log, and try out a fun DIY project for observing the Moon and its phases in a Moon Diary.

By learning to recognize stars, constellations, and planets, kids can become a young space explorer—no rocket ship needed!

Also available in the series:

• A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Animals
• A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Trees
• A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Bugs
• A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Birds

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