oldies but goodies

The Young Astronomer

By Harry Ford

DK Publishing, INC., 1998, $15.95

Genre: Astronomy, Juvenile Literature, Experiments, Observers manuals.

ISBN 13: 9780751356496

Summary: Introduces the basics of astronomy through a variety of projects, including a model of a lunar eclipse and stimulating a "comet's tail."

Total Solar Eclipse of 2017

In honor of this awesome events, a roundup of books about the stars

Star Finder, The Complete Beginner's Guide To Exploring The Night Sky

By Carole Stott and Giles Sparrow

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 2007, $8.94

Genre: Cosmology, Juvenile literature, Science, Guide, Handbook, For Beginners

ISBN 13: 9781405318198

Summary: A complete guide to space for beginners.

Page made with help from Brayden Probst & Robert Carter.

Starry Messenger

By Peter Sis

Square Fish, 2000, $8.99

Genre: Galilei, Galileo, Biography, Juvenile Literature, Astronomers, Italy, Scientists

ISBN 13: 9780374470272

Summary: A book depicting the life of a famous scientist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, Galileo Galilei.

The Universe

By Seymour Simon

Harper Collins Publishing, 1998, $6.99

Genre: Cosmology, Juvenile literature, Science

ISBN 13: 9780060877255

Summary: Describes the expansion of the universe as a result of the Big Bang.

Waste of Space
By Gina Damico
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 17.99

July, 2017

Ages:14-17
Genre : YA Fiction, humor, contemporary realistic

Cram ten hormonal teens into a spaceship and blast off: that’s the premise for the ill-conceived reality show Waste of Space.

The kids who are cast know everything about drama—and nothing about the fact that the production is fake. Hidden in a desert warehouse, their spaceship replica is equipped with state-of-the-art special effects dreamed up by the scientists partnering with the shady cable network airing the show.

Scholastic Encyclopedia: Space

By Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton

Scholastic Reference, 1999, $9.99

Genre: Cosmology, Juvenile literature, Science

ISBN 13: 9780590592277

Summary: An Encyclopedia of Space.

Vincent's Starry Night and Other Stories

By Michael Bird,

Illustrated by Kate Evans

Laurence King Publish, 2016, $29.95

Genre: Stars, Juvenile Literature, Short Stories, Art, History of Art

ISBN 13: 9781780676159

Summary: A collection of stories involving the history of art, and great artists.