Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story
Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story
"Guides readers into a world that is eye-opening and page-turning!" - UP Authors (2014 cover design winner). Accompany a Native American child in identifying moons, meteors, constellations, galaxies, etc. (STEM picture book for children ages 4 - 9, preschool - 4th grade). Kids love the finding activity and distinguishing between planets and stars.
- Online glossary
- Constellation finding activity
- Tongue twisters
- Native American characters
- Hard cover, soft cover, or e-book
Look inside! This children's science book includes characters of color and rich illustrations of the night sky and heavenly bodies by Spanish illustrator Luis F. Sanz (Why Juan Can't Sleep: A Mystery?) that aid vocabulary comprehension. About 400 read-aloud words by best-selling, award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (see 60+ multicultural books--click Karl Beckstrand above).
Discover Monument Valley and expose your child to the starry skies (and a little space science) tonight! #3, Careers for Kids educational book series--get all four books! Others in this grow-up series: The Bridge of the Golden Wood: A Parable on How to Earn a Living; Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm; Great Cape o' Colors - Capa de colores (English-Spanish): ChildrenEarn.
See more images, glossary, and a video book trailer at PremioBooks. 8.5"x8.5", 30 page, full-color children's poem/astronomy book for kids/girls; Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (Worldwide rights under the sun (c) 2014), libraries, and all major distributors. None of our books lecture on gender or orientation. LCCN: 2013913403, JNF051040, JUV011040, JUV036000, JUV010000, JUV020000, JUV054000, GAM020000; ISBN Hard: 978-0985398880, ISBN Soft: 978-0615856155 (ebook ISBN: 978-1310128097)
Author: Karl Beckstrand
Publisher: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books
Published: 05/19/2014
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9780985398880
About the Author
Sanz, Luis F.: - "Artist Luis F. Sanz was born in a little village in the northwest of Spain called Villafranca del Bierzo. He has been drawing all his life-in Europe and the United States. In 2001 he earned his BFA in Salamanca, Spain. He has created original work for various publications including the international Spanish paper El País. El ilustrador Luis F. Sanz nació en Villafranca del Bierzo, España. Ha dibujado toda su vida - en Europa y en los Estados Unidos. Licenciado en Bellas Artes en 2001 en Salamanca, su trabajo se puede ver en numerosas publicaciones, incluyendo el diario El País."Beckstrand, Karl: - Media professor Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 23 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 60 ebook titles (reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA (he knows the secret to peeling avocados), he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. His survival western, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His nationally lauded Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual/ESL, wordless, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Apple/iBooks, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, https: //KarlBeckstrand.com, https: //PremioBooks.com