Firefly Books Exploring the Night Sky The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners
Manufacturer : Firefly Books
Part Number : 0-920656-66-8
Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introduction to astronomy that is clear, concise, beautifully illustrated, and very "user friendly" no matter what the child's age.
ISBN: 0920656668
Author: Terence Dickinson and illustrated by John Bianchi
Format: Paperback, 72 pages
Pub. Date: February 1987
Publisher: Firefly Books LTD.
Notes: full color photographs& illustrations
Catalog Description: Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introduction to astronomy that is clear, concise, beautifully illustrated, and very "user friendly" no matter what the child's age.
About The Author:
Terence Dickinson is a prolific science writer specializing inastronomy. More than one million copies of his books are in print. He is the recipient of many national and international science awards, including the New York Academy of Sciences Book of the Year Award and the Royal Canadian Institute's Sandford Fleming Medal. He lives near Kingston, Ontario.
