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32 pp.
| Quarto/Foster Jr.
| April, 2018
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TradeISBN 978-1-63322-509-1$16.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-63322-508-4
(3)
PS
Illustrated by
Nila Aye.
Young children are introduced to Draco, the Big Dipper, and some less-familiar constellations in this sturdy heavyweight-page book. Very simple text describes an array of children and pets imagining themselves as constellations (e.g., kitten Luna "practices her roar" beneath Leo). Yellow stars and white lines (filled in with glossy black) are used to depict each constellation on the matte black backgrounds.
64 pp.
| Quarto/Foster Jr.
| July, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-1-63322-518-3$16.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-63322-519-0
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Brendan Kearney.
Goggle-eyed planets, asteroids, galaxies, and spacecraft (plus a few aliens traveling among them) on recto pages face paragraph-length (sometimes silly) presentations of interesting information about each featured item. The "Solar System" section focuses on figures (e.g., a planet's diameter, distance from the sun, length of orbit); "Galaxies" covers types and origins of galaxies and nebulae; and “Exploring Space” introduces satellites, robot rovers, and the ISS. Back matter with more straightforward information would have been useful.