Product Description

Stargazers of all ages can become storytellers and navigators of the stars with this interactive introduction to the night sky. Seeing Stars is a fun and educational kit consisting of a book and 10 cards. Shine the enclosed mini-flashlight through the star-punched cards to project onto a table or wall 10 different constellations from Cassiopeia to Orion. Then consult the book to learn the exciting Greek myth behind each constellation's name, how to find it in the sky and other fascinating facts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #579949 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .86" h x 5.12" w x 6.74" l, .45 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Designed for the astronomically inclined, Charles Hobson's Seeing Stars is one stellar tool kit. Inside, 10 die-cut cards feature depictions of the constellations as diagrammed by Greek astronomers. Turned over, they reveal the constellations as seen from Earth. Youngsters can create starlight in a darkened room by beaming the matchbox-thin flashlight (included) at the card. A handbook retells the Andromeda myth and tells how to locate the Great Bear, the Little Bear and Orion's Belt in the night sky. (Chronicle, $14.95 ages 8-up ISBN 0-8118-3205-8; Oct.)

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