Stars, galaxies, and the Milky Way
"Learn all about the sparkling world of stars from their beautiful births to their dramatic deaths. This fun book describes our very own star, the Sun, as well as best-friend binary star pairs and dense neutron stars. Gaze at gorgeous galaxies and marvel at the Milky Way."--Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Catharines, ON ; New York, New York :
Crabtree Publishing Company,
2016.
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| Series: | Gifford, Clive. Watch this space!
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| Summary: | "Learn all about the sparkling world of stars from their beautiful births to their dramatic deaths. This fun book describes our very own star, the Sun, as well as best-friend binary star pairs and dense neutron stars. Gaze at gorgeous galaxies and marvel at the Milky Way."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in 2015 by Wayland"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Audience: | Ages 8-11. Grades 4 to 6. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780778720225 (reinforced library binding) 0778720225 (reinforced library binding) 9780778720263 (pbk.) 0778720268 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | Clive Gifford is a highly experienced journalist and author with over 170 books published and more than 800 features and stories written for adults and children. Clive is an unique author who likes to work in both fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps this reflects his unusual life which, so far, has seen him travel to over 70 countries, be held hostage in Colombia, go parachuting, coach several sports and run a computer games company. His title,The Official Rugby World Cup 2015 Fact File, made The New Zealand Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) |
