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41) The stars
Author
Series
Publisher
Copper Beech Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm.
Language
English
42) The city dark
Publisher
Wicked Delicate Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"After moving to New York City from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks a simple question, "Do we need the stars?" Blending a humorous tone with cutting-edge science and poetic footage of the night sky, Cheney unravels the myriad implications of a globe glittering with lights--including increased breast cancer rates, disrupted ecosystems, and a generation of kids without a glimpse of the universe above. ... [This film] is the definitive story of...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
209 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
In an illustrated volume, a writer and stargazer and an international artist join forces to leap between centuries, cultures and traditions, presenting a whole universe of stars and their stories in all their blazing glory. --Publisher's description.
44) Tigerella
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
By day, Ella is a well-behaved girl, but at night, she becomes Tigerella and frolics among the stars.
45) Dragon's egg
Author
Series
Cheela volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey Impact / Ballantine Pub. Group
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
345 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ancient people from many different cultures all looked up and imagined pictures in the sky by "drawing" a line from one star to another, like a connect-the-dots puzzle. These star pictures--constellations--represented myths and legends from the various cultures that still fascinate us today. Author Stephanie Sabol relates many of the most popular constellation stories and explains what stars actually are: how they formed, why they die, and how they're...
49) Stargazers
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[1992]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells what stars are, why they twinkle, how constellations were named, how telescopes are used to study stars, and more.
50) Star crossed
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl named Eridani and her best friend Acamar, a bright star in the sky, trade places.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ivy Mae Bloom is almost thirteen years old, her name is almost a complete sentence, and her family's RV is almost a home. Ivy desperately wants a place to put down roots, but it's her mama's job as a fallen star to tend the magic underpinning the world--a job that's kept Ivy's family living on the road since before Ivy was born. After Ivy steals Mama's entire supply of wish jars in the hopes of finding a place to call home, disaster strands her family...
53) Jordi's star
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
1996.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A lonely shepherd sees a star floating on the surface of a small pool and, convinced that the star is really in the water, tries to make the mountainside beautiful for its new resident.
54) Little chick
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Pr
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Three full color tales about a special intergenerational bond, featuring Little Chick and her loving Old Auntie.
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
72 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Scientists have discovered a tremendous variety of star types, each with a fascinating biography and a strange fate in store. Using the most beautiful photos of space objects available, Harvard-trained astronomer Ken Croswell leads a tour of the stars the young, the aging, and the dead but still active.
56) Cielo
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
A cinematic reverie on the beauty of the night sky, as experienced in the Atacama Desert, Chile, one of the best places on the planet to contemplate its splendor. The film drifts between science and spirituality, the arid land, desert shores, and lush galaxies, expanding the imagination. From astrophysicists to the desert dwellers, all share their evocative visions of the stars and planets, their mythic stories and existential queries with remarkable...
Author
Publisher
Guild of Master Craftsman Publications
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
143 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
There are 25 designs to choose from, each with detailed step-by-step instructions and photographs to follow. You will also find all the advice you need on the techniques required, such as quilling, and materials to purchase. Karen-Marie even shows you how to make your own tools. A fun and absorbing craft for all the family, these pretty paper stars are not only perfect for Christmas but also look wonderful all year round. Hang them at the window,...
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
352 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos--from ancient times to the present day. From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Featuring topics from the Copernican Revolution to the mind-boggling theories of recent science, The Astronomy Book uses flowcharts, graphics, and illustrations to...
Author
Series
Poppleton volume 3
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Poppleton the pig goes stargazing, tries out a new bed before he buys it, and goes sailing for the first time.
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