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1	Find the Constellations more books like this by H A Rey add to wishlist This introduction to how to spot and identify various constellations includes a sky chart, information on the solar system, a timetable for sky views and a list of the 15 brightest stars. Illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System more books like this by Robert Burnham add to wishlist This is a thorough and exhaustive treatment to the stars beyond our solar system. The collection is broken into three volumes and are arranged alphabetically by constellation. Volume one contains Andromeda to Cetus, volume two contains Chamaeleon to Orion, and volume three contains Pavo to Vulpecula. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky: The Story of the Stars, Planets, and Constellations--And How You Can Find Them in the Sky more books like this by Michael Driscoll, Meredith Hamilton (Illustrator) add to wishlist Whimsical color illustrations on every page and handy definitions and sidebars help engage younger readers and develop their interest. The special star wheel helps locate stars and planets from any location at any time of year. see all copies from $7.65! new only from $11.27! \| SVS
4	Worlds in Collision more books like this by Immanuel Velikovsky add to wishlist see all copies from $14.80! new only from $49.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Stars: A New Way to See Them more books like this by H A Rey add to wishlist The creator of the beloved Curious George had a passion for astronomy, which is evident on every page of this classic book. Now thoroughly updated, it contains a clear, vivid text with charts and maps showing the positions of such recognizable stars as the North Star and Betelgeuse. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.03! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Glow-In-The-Dark Constellations more books like this by C E Thompson, Randy Chewning (Illustrator) add to wishlist Now in an affordable paperback edition comes this super informative guide exploring the night sky with glow-in-the-dark illustrations, eight maps, and fascinating retellings of the legends behind the constellations. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| SVS
7	Stargazers more books like this by Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) add to wishlist There are billions and billions of stars. Some are brighter than others; some twinkle; some are different colors; and some are in groups called constellations. The information here provides answers to basic questions about stars and explains how telescopes work. Some important dates in the history of stargazing are also included. Full-color ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Cambridge star atlas more books like this by Wil Tirion add to wishlist The Cambridge Star Atlas covers the entire sky, both northern and southern latitudes, in an attractive format that is suitable for beginners and experienced astronomical observers. There is a series of monthly sky charts, followed by an atlas of the whole sky, arranged in 20 overlapping full colour charts. Each chart shows stars down to magnitude ... see all copies from $2.29! new only from $19.50!
9	Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects more books like this by Stephen James O'Meara, David H Levy (Foreword by) add to wishlist The 110 galaxies, star clusters and nebulae catalogued by the comet hunter Charles Messier in the late 1700s are still the most widely observed celestial wonders in the heavens. They are the favourite targets of amateur astronomers, with such rich variety and detail that they never cease to fascinate. This book provides new and experienced ... see all copies from $23.95! new only from $42.63! \| first editions
10	Stars and Galaxies more books like this by Michael A Seeds add to wishlist With this newly revised 5th edition of "Stars and Galaxies", Mike Seeds' goal is to help students use astronomy to understand science and use science to understand what we are. Fascinating and engaging, this text illustrates the scientific method and guides students to answer these fundamental questions: "What are we?" and "How do we know?" In ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| SVS
11	Stars & Planets more books like this by David H. Levy (Editor) add to wishlist A title from the DISCOVERIES series which discusses the stars and planets in the solar system. Suitable for National Curriculum Key Stages 2-3. Illustrated in full colour throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| SVS
12 view cover	Big Dipper more books like this by Franklyn Mansfield Branley, Molly Coxe (Illustrator) add to wishlist An introduction not only to the Big Dipper, but also to the basics of star gazing. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Laura's Star more books like this by Klaus Baumgart add to wishlist Laura is often lonely but one night she sees a falling star and runs downstairs to find it lying damaged, on the pavement outside. Laura takes it to her room, mends it, and lays it tenderly on her pillow. She tells the star all her secrets but when she wakes in the morning, the star is gone. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.69! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Stars and planets more books like this by Ian Ridpath add to wishlist In this new edition of their classic guide, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion bring the night sky down to earth with brand new sky charts, diagrams, and photos that enrich the clear, engaging text. "Stars and Planets" will delight both latent astronomers who have yet to touch a telescope and the more star-savvy who have spent many a night outside craning ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Star Guide: Learn How to Read the Night Sky Star by Star more books like this by Robin Kerrod add to wishlist More than 150 full-color photographs and illustrations capture the spectacular wonder and drama of space More than 60 easy-to-read color star charts guide you star by star and month by month through the winter, spring, summer, and fall skies Reference pages and feature boxes provide further background information A practical, high-quality ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.02! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	First Space Encyclopedia more books like this by Caroline Bingham (Editor) add to wishlist This latest title in DKs First Reference series takes young readers on a journey to all of the planets of our solar system and their moons, as well as the Sun, other stars, and other galaxies. Spectacular full-color photos and illustrations show planets, moons, and exploration technology in all its glory. see all copies from $11.18! new only from $11.18! \| SVS
17 view cover	Star Names-Their Lore and Meaning more books like this by Richard H Allen add to wishlist This title presents star names, the zodiac, constellations and folklore and literature associated with the heavens. see all copies from $2.85! new only from $6.85! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Brightest Stars: Discovering the Universe Through the Sky's Most Brilliant Stars more books like this by Fred Schaaf add to wishlist 'Fred Schaaf is one of the most experienced astronomical observers of our time. For more than two decades, his view of the sky - what will be visible, when it will be visible, and what it will look like - has encouraged tens of thousands of people to turn their eyes skyward' - David H. Levy, Science Editor, "Parade" magazine, discoverer of twenty ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
19 view cover	A Walk Through the Heavens: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and Their Legends more books like this by Wil Tirion, Milton D Heifetz add to wishlist This is a beginner's guide to the pathways of the sky that contains simplified maps of the constellations. Without a telescope or other astronomical equipment, but using the book's instructions on how to measure the sizes and separations between constellations, the reader can find the constellations easily and take a mind's-eye journey from one ... see all copies from $4.45! new only from $4.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Glow-In-The-Dark Night Sky Book more books like this by Clint Hatchett, Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator) add to wishlist Children can turn off the lights and watch more than 30 constellations glow in the dark with this unique, convenient guide to the night sky. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $172.52! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Lost Children: The Boys Who Were Neglected more books like this by Paul Goble (Illustrator) add to wishlist A retelling of a Blackfoot Indian myth. Six orphans are barely tolerated by the rest of their tribe but are befriended by the tribe's dogs. Feeling lonely and unwelcome, the boys decide to become stars, and upon reaching the heavens, they tell the Sun Man and the Moon Woman of their troubles. Angered by the tribes unkindness, the Sun Man causes a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Dogsbody more books like this by D Jones add to wishlist Falsely accused of murder, Sirius, Lord of the Dog Star, is banished from his home planet and sent to Earth where he must live in the body of a dog. Sirius's only hope of clearing his name is if he can find a mysterious celestial weapon which is hidden somewhere on Earth. However, Sirius's dim memories of his previous life seem to doom his mission ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.34! \| first editions
23 view cover	Draw Me a Star more books like this by Eric Carle add to wishlist A story about creativity in which a toddler drawing a star sets off a chain of artistic events as the star asks him to draw the sun and the sun asks him to draw a tree and so on. At the end of the story, readers will learn how to draw an eight-point star of their own. Collage illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Cosmic Catastrophes: Exploding Stars, Black Holes, and Mapping the Universe more books like this by J Craig Wheeler add to wishlist From supernovae and gamma-ray bursts to the accelerating Universe, this is an exploration of the intellectual threads that lead to some of the most exciting ideas in modern astrophysics and cosmology. This fully updated second edition incorporates new material on binary stars, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, worm-holes, quantum gravity and string ... see all copies from $28.48! new only from $28.48!
25	Betsy's little star more books like this by Carolyn Haywood add to wishlist Betsy's little sister, Star, feels left out when she cannot go to school with the rest of her friends because she is too young. She has a way of making herself known, however, and this is a collection of her many escapades. see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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