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2) Stars
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Discusses the stars, their composition, and characteristics, with actual photographs.
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"An introduction to the sun and other stars for primary and intermediate grade students with information about their features and exploration. Includes charts and diagrams, a list of highlights for each chapter, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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The night sky seems so constant. In reality, stars are being born, burning, and dying all the time. There's just so many of them, and they're so far away that we barely notice without the help of sophisticated scientific tools such as the Hubble Space Telescope. In this book, budding astronomers will learn about the life cycle of a star. They'll read how stars differ and how our sun compares to some of these stars. Incredible, colorful photographs...
12) To the stars!
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"Learning about space in school is so exciting that a child space enthusiast's imagination launches into a mission to discover more about the stars!"--
13) Stars
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[1991]
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English
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Discusses the nature of stars, how they are formed and change, and the different kinds.
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"Winner of the 2002 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Physics and Astronomy, Association of American Publishers" "Finalist for the 2003 Aventis General Prize" Robert P. Kirshner is the Clowes Professor of Science at Harvard University.
The Extravagant Universe tells the story of a remarkable adventure of scientific discovery. One of the world's leading astronomers, Robert Kirshner, takes readers inside a lively research team on the quest...
17) Stars
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English
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Offers an introduction to stars that looks at what they are, how they are born, how they die, how people have studied them, and how scientists measure their distance from Earth.
19) Stars
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[1985]
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English
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Describes some of the characteristics of stars, those hot glowing inhabitants of space, of which our sun is but one.
20) Star
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"The My Guide to the Solar System series takes readers on a trip through our solar system and beyond! In this book, meet a star and learn what makes them special. Through simple sentences, emerging readers will learn technical facts and develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and an author biography"--
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