Splintering by Eireann Corrigan
Astronomy--especially naked-eye astronomy--is a wonderful way for children and young people to engage with the world and universe around them. Many children quickly take to the stars, planets and comets, learning skills that also help their overall development.Astronomy for Young and Old is a perfect introduction to astronomy for any child, even if they do not have a telescope. It explains the visible constellations and explores the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, and meteorites. Color illustrations and diagrams at every stage help children relate what they are reading to what they can see in the sky.
Suitable for budding astronomers in both the northern and southern hemispheres, whether in polar, temperate, or tropical latitudes--that is, everywhere This is an ideal introduction the wonders of stargazing.
Eireann Corrigan is the author of the poetry memoir You Remind Me of You, and the novels Splintering, Ordinary Ghosts, and Accomplice, which Publishers Weekly called haunting and provocative in a starred review. She lives in New Jersey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780439535977 |
| ISBN 10 | 0439535972 |
| Title | Splintering |
| Author | Eireann Corrigan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
| Year published | 2004-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Winner of Garden State Teen Book Award (Fiction (Grades 9-12)) 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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