Looking up! : the science of stargazing / by meteorologist Joe Rao ; illustrated by Mark Borgions.
"Did you know that comets are sometimes called "hairy stars?" Or that if you saw a sunset on the moon, the sun would look white because the moon doesn't have an atmosphere? You'll learn this and much more as you become an expert on the objects in the sky"--Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781481479189
- ISBN: 1481479180
- ISBN: 9781481479172
- ISBN: 1481479172
- ISBN: 9781518244612
- ISBN: 1518244610
- Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Edition: Simon Spotlight edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The Sun and Moon -- The stars -- The planets -- Meteors and comets -- Eclipses of the Moon and Sun -- Mark your calendars!
- Target Audience Note:
- 6-8.NC1070L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR LG 6.2 1 189164.
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Available copies
- 31 of 32 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 32 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | JUV 520 RAO (Text) | 37810435298798 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Branch | J 520 Rao (Text) | 34269000179516 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | J 520 RAO (Text) | 37807000015352 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | 6+ EZR 520 RAO (Text) | 39488900164320 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | J 520 RAO (Text) | 39488900194731 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Comfort Public Library | J520 R (Text) | 39149007674245 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cooleemee | ER RAO (Text) | 39872002003512 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | JN 520 RAO (Text) | 30372101673470 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | J 520 Rao / (Text) | 33436001661591 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | J520 R (Text) | 31781064100108 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"Did you know that comets are sometimes called "hairy stars?" Or that if you saw a sunset on the moon, the sun would look white because the moon doesn't have an atmosphere? You'll learn this and much more as you become an expert on the objects in the sky"--Publisher.
