On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

In this cumulative, rhyming story, a young boy takes a nighttime ride from the distant stars in the Milky Way galaxy to his cozy bed, as his blanket becomes a rocket, a plane, and a skateboard.

Meet the animals that come out at night in this nocturnal adventure across the globe's habitats. See the jaguar prowling the Amazon rain forest, spot the lion pride on the African savanna, and visit a turtle nesting beach under the stars. Each spread features an enchanting illustration of a different nighttime habitat animated by a description of the activities of its various creatures, told in lulling prose. Fact boxes call out the names of the different...

Welcome to the night sky! Parent and child owls tour the night sky in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Night Sky! you can join the pair as they look at the stars through a telescope and take a pretend rocket ship ride into space where they walk on the moon and zoom past planets. After "returning to earth," they continue to explore the night sky while chasing fireflies, enjoying fireworks,...

This is a guide to the origins, principles, and historical study of light.

Presents an introduction to the stars, describing their different types, how they are formed and become extinct, and how they have been studied throughout history.

Presents facts about stars, nebulas, galaxies, and constellations and recounts the Greek myths that provided widely-known names for ten constellations, from Andromeda to Pegasus.

Illustrated guide to the 88 internationally recognized constellations with stories and legends. Includes key star information, location descriptions, and maps.

An introduction to astronomy, with information about such topics as how stars are born and how they die, why stars twinkle, and how to identify constellations.