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Find the Constellations | 
 enlarge | Author: H. A. Rey
Brand: Houghton Mifflin Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 179500
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 72
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 9.2 x 0.5
MPN: ISBN
ISBN: 0395244188
Dewey Decimal Number: 523.8903
UPC: 046442244183
EAN: 9780395244180
ASIN: 0395244188
Publication Date: March 15, 1976
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by H. A. Rey -- For Young and Older Beginners -- An excellent book for children interested in astronomy. This book teaches how to recognize constellations and shows locations of the planets through 2006. -- Charmingly illustrated, this classic book belongs in your child?s library. 72 pages, softcover.
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Great Constellation Primer! May 25, 2008
Find the Constellations is an absolutely joy to read and study. Rey totally gives modern folk, young and old, a challenge in his opening comments: "Simple shepherds 5000 years ago were familiar with the heavens; they knew the stars and constellations--and they could not read or write---so why don't you?" (Page 3) I agree, and I wonder if we have lost something--as a species, for all our technology, in not observing and questioning the night sky.
This book would be an appropriate product for family time and weekend time--sharing and learning together. The illustrations are easy to grasp, and the fonts are big, easily read even for eye glass wearers. Two chatty little characters appear on select pages to add humor, additional information, and / or emphasis to given material.
My favorite sections in the book:
Star Magnitudes & Examples
Orion & His Stars
Light-Years, Explanation & Examples
Constellation Quizzes
Seasonal Sky Views
Polaris, the North Star
Andromeda
Planet Finder for 2006-2016
NOTE: This book makes a great companion to H.A. Rey's "The Stars: A New Way to See Them."
**People who want more "hardcore" science and meatier cosmology will not be satisfied with this simple book. Not surprising: The target audience of Find the Constellations is for children, young people, and new casual star gazers. :)
great for kids and adults January 2, 2008
We bought this book for our three girls, along with a telescope. The book is well written. Great for the whole family. Can't say enough good things about it!
Great for young and the not-so young! October 17, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My husband has a love for the constellations so I decided to purchase this book for him for Father's day; he just loves it and so do the girls. We went camping over the summer and this was a great book to use when we were star gazing; the illustrations are just wonderful. This is a great book for anyone that wants to learn about the constellations.
I love this book! September 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book a few weeks ago to use for school. I wanted the kids to learn what some of the constellations looked like and how they looked in different parts of the world. I got so much more! I learned about how the stars "moved" relative to the earth and seasons, I learned how to pick our constellations relative to others I already new, and I learned how these stars got their names. I would definitely recommend this for anyone from 5 - 55. Very simple, but very informative!
Review for Find the Constellations August 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An excellent book for children and adults. Interactive. Fun. This books makes star-gazing understandable and easier.
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