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This second edition of Find the Constellation contains star charts, a guide to the constellations, and details about seasons and the movement of the objects we see in the sky with planetary and solar system information in the latter part of the book. Facts and figures for each planet have been revised, and new scientific information has been added, such as Pluto's reclassification as a dwarf planet.

A beginner's comprehensive guide to the stars, presenting the constellations in shapes that correspond sensibly to their names. Includes forty charts of the skies through the seasons.

"Rion Kwirk comes from a rather odd family. His mother named him and his sisters after her favorite constellations, and his father makes funky-flavored jellybeans for a living. One sister acts as if she's always on stage, and the other is a walking dictionary. But no one in the family is more odd than Rion's grandfather, Papa Kwirk. He's the kind of guy who shows up on his motorcycle only on holidays handing out crossbows and stuffed squirrels as...

A beginning guide to the constellations, their legends, and their seasonal locations, with charts printed in ink that glows in the dark after being exposed to light.

"A guide to the night sky that covers constellations, planets, space travel, how stars are born, what scientists explore, and more."--

While Dora and Boots are looking up at the stars, they see a dragon, a castle, and some beautiful crystal constellations. When Boots notices that Dora's crystal looks like the one in the sky, the crystal constellations, Dora's necklace, and even her storybook begin to glow. The storybook's pages turn, magically stopping on the Crystal Kingdom story. What will happen next?

Identifies the groups of stars known as constellations and discusses their origin, uses, and observation.