Exploring space : from ancient legends to the telescope to modern space missions. - New York : Scholastic, 1994. - 47 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. - Scholastic voyages of discovery. Natural history .

Title from cover. Spiral bound. Translation of: Le ciel au-dessus nos tėtes. Includes index.

A sea of stars -- A clock in the sky -- The moon, our nearest neighbor -- Walking on the moon -- The sun, our star -- The sun's companions -- Do martians really exist? -- Planets of gas and ice -- Celestial travelers -- Seeing farther and farther out -- Secrets of our galaxy -- Cradle of the stars -- The movement of the universe.

Through art and interactive elements in the book, you can view the constellations through 3-D glasses, rotate a sky clock to tell time as 16th century astronomers did, complete illustrations using reusable vinyl stickers, open a panorama of the solar system, and more.

K-3.

0590476157 : $19.95

94009646 /AC


Astronomy--Juvenile literature.
Astronomy--Experiments--Juvenile literature.
Toy and movable books--Specimens.
Astronomy.
Astronomy--Experiments.
Toy and movable books.
Astronomy.
Astronomy--Experiments.
Toy and movable books.


Outer space--Exploration--Juvenile literature.
Outer space--Exploration.
Outer space--Exploration.

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