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1	The Turtle more books like this by Cynthia Rylant, Preston McDaniels (Illustrator) add to wishlist When Aurora the sea turtle becomes stranded in fog and cold water near a lighthouse, Pandora the cat, Seabold the dog, and their three adopted mouse children call on the pelicans for help. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Northern Lights more books like this by Lucy Jago add to wishlist A television journalist and producer for the BBC tells the story of Kristian Birkeland, the Norwegian physicist who, after years of research, determined the nature of the Aurora Borealis. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Arctic Fives Arrive CL more books like this by Elinor Pinczes, Holly Berry (Illustrator) add to wishlist A group of animals from the Arctic such as snowy owls, musk, oxen, and walruses introduce readers to the concept of counting by fives. Color illustrations accompany the rhyming text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.69! \| first editions
4	Northern Lights: The Science, Myth, and Wonder of the Aurora Borealis more books like this by Calvin Hall (Photographer), Daryl Pederson (Photographer), George Bryson (Contributions by) add to wishlist Electric green pierced by neon blue, shocking pink spinning into violent red, and shimmering purple sidled up against deep indigo: never before have you seen such high-octane colors in the sky, and never before has a book shown the northern lights -- aurora borealis -- in such vivid color. In Northern Lights, photographers Calvin Hall and Daryl ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $12.97! \| SVS
5	Exploring the Secrets of the Aurora more books like this by Syun-Ichi Akasofu add to wishlist Prominent progress in science is inevitably associated with controversies. Thus, young researchers, in particular, have to learn how to persevere during the period of controversy and struggle for acceptance. Unfortunately, the skills needed are not taught in textbooks or monographs, which mostly describe the consensus of contemporary experts. This ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $16.10! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Aurora: A Tale of the Northern Lights more books like this by Mindy Dwyer (Illustrator) add to wishlist Mindy Dwyer captures the magic of the Northern Lights in a story that is written like a legend passed down through generations. With her bright, luminous illustrations and clear language, Dwyer tells the story of Aurora, a young girl who takes a journey of discovery and collects the colors from the sky to comfort her. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.59! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Northern Lights more books like this by Susan Canizares add to wishlist Focuses on the beauty of the colors found in the northern lights. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
8	The Fiddler of the Northern Lights more books like this by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock add to wishlist Far to the north, where wolves howl at night, the old folk say that strange and wondrous things sometimes happen. The Pepin family lived in the north woods along the wild St. Maurice River, and Henry learned all of Grandpa Pepin's stories by heart. Everyong says they are just stories, until the night Grandpa and Henry go upriver in search of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Electron Acceleration in the Aurora and Beyond more books like this by D A Bryant add to wishlist How did electrons in the high atmosphere and space around the Earth come to acquire their speeds and energies? This intriguing question lies at the heart of understanding how high-energy electrons create the spectacular displays of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis. "Electron Acceleration in the Aurora and Beyond" explores the mysteries of ... see all copies from $7.98! new only from $35.98! \| first editions
10	Aurora: Observing and Recording Nature's Spectacular Light Show more books like this by Neil Bone add to wishlist For the majority of amateur astronomers, who live at the latitudes of North America, the British Isles and Australia, the aurora is a relatively infrequent visitor to the night sky. Major displays visible to the southern United States or the south of England occur perhaps 20 times in each 11-year sunspot cycle. When they occur, such auroral storms ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Aurora Watcher's Handbook more books like this by Neil Davis add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	SkySisters more books like this by Jan Bourdeau Waboose, Brian Dienes (Illustrator) add to wishlist Wisdom comes to two Ojibway sisters as they share a powerful night together watching the northern lights. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.86! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Foretaste of Glory more books like this by Jesse Stuart add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Not Every Day an Aurora Borealis for Your Birthday: A Love Poem by Carl Sandburg more books like this by Carl Sandburg, Anita Lobel (Illustrator) add to wishlist This never-before-published poem is illustrated in the form of a turn-of-the-century love letter, and tells of a young man's quest to bring the perfect birthday gift to his true love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Under the Night Sky more books like this by Amy Lundebrek, Anna Rich (Illustrator) add to wishlist Winter has a special beauty for those living in northern climates???even for those who live in cities. And winter nights can provide the most spectacular sights of all! To her son's great surprise, a working, single mom breaks her routine one night and rushes her son downstairs to join their neighbors as they spontaneously celebrate the beauty of ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $7.95! \| SVS
16 view cover	Aurora more books like this by A Vallance Jones add to wishlist see all copies from $142.48! new only from $142.48! \| SVS
17	Foretaste of Glory-Pa more books like this by Jesse Stuart, Robert J Higgs (Designer) add to wishlist It is a calm September evening in the Kentucky hill town of Blakesburg. Suddenly the sky above is filled with light--great sheets and arcs cascading across the heavens, brighter than the moon. Thus does Jesse Stuart set the stage for this rollicking novel, first published in 1946. As the novel unfolds, it reveals a full, rich picture of small town ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.69!
18	Aurora Borealis: The Amazing Northern Lights more books like this by Robert A. Henning (Editor), Syun-Ichi Akasofu, Marty Loken (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19 view cover	The Night Rainbow more books like this by Barbara Juster Esbensen, Helen K Davie add to wishlist A poem inspired by various legends created to explain the aurora borealis. Pastel and gouache illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.86! \| first editions
20	Aurora Borealis: A Photo Memory more books like this by Flip Todd add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The northern lights : how one man sacrificed love, happiness and sanity to unlock the secrets of space more books like this by Lucy Jago add to wishlist In this non-fiction debut, Lucy Jago tells the fascinating and moving story of visionary scientist, Kristian Birkeland, the man whose quest to solve the mystery of the Northern Lights cost him his sanity, and ultimately his life. Discovered dead in a Japanese hotel room in June 1917, in suspicious circumstances, the tragedy and mystery of ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
22 view cover	Northern Lights more books like this by Dorothy M Souza add to wishlist Discusses the origins, characteristics, and lore of the Northern and Southern Lights known as auroras. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
23	Sierra Club Aurora Hardcover more books like this by Candace Sherk Savage add to wishlist Popular natural history writer Savage takes readers inside the mystery of the beautiful phenomenon of the aurora borealis, explaining how aurorae happen and how humans have stood in awe and devised whole cosmologies around them since time immemorial. Over 60 photos, 34 in color. Map. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24	Auroral Phenomena: Experiments and Theory more books like this by Martin Walt add to wishlist see all copies from $3.75! first editions
25 view cover	Aurora: The Mysterious Nothern Lights more books like this by Candace Sherk Savage add to wishlist Candace Savage explores the myth and science behind the aurora. She reveals the surprisingly common threads in the auroral traditions of distant cultures and follows the long, colorful, and sometimes fractious path that led scientists to the contemporary theory about the lights. Savage cuts through the morass of geophysical data and mathematical ... see all copies from $2.50! first editions

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