Children's Nonfiction Astronomy
Discover the Stars
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2006
- Category
- Astronomy
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- 2 to 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553378990
- Publish Date
- Feb 2006
- List Price
- $5.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781553378983
- Publish Date
- Feb 2006
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
A simple but informative look at the life cycle of stars, how we see and identify stars and much more. Longer, more complex stories and sentences, more challenging vocabulary, language play and minimal repetition make this a Level 3 first reader.
About the authors
Cynthia Pratt Nicolson is a teacher and an award-winning children’s author who has written several non-fiction books, including The Stars and The Planets. She lives on Bowen Island, British Columbia.
Cynthia Pratt Nicolson's profile page
Multiple award winning illustrator Bill Slavin was born in Belleville, Ontario. His work includes the acclaimed 'Stanley's Party' written by Linda Bailey, 'Who Broke the teapot!' as well as more than 100 award winning children's books.
Among his many honours, Bill has won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, the Blue Spruce Award, the California Young Reader Medal and the Zena Sutherland Award for Children's Literature. Recently, he has returned to his childhood love of comics and graphic novels, writing and illustrating the graphic novel trilogy Elephants Never Forget, as now the Mordecai Crow trilogy. Quid Pro Crow is Bil's second book with Renegade Arts Entertainment.
Awards
- Short-listed, Information Book Award, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada
Editorial Reviews
[T]his Kids Can Read beginning reader offers a sound introduction for young stargazers. As in Nicolson’s other series entries, chapters are broken into segments introduced by boldface questions, followed by explanations peppered with colorful facts — [I]llustrations — amplify the text throughout — [T]he numerous quotable facts should be sufficient reward for most newly independent readers.
Librarian Reviews
Discover the Stars (Kids Can Read Level 3)
A simple but informative look at the life cycle of stars, how we identify them and more. For children who can read alone.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.
