Interesting facts about the constellation known as the Big Dipper.
A question and answer format teaches readers about the constellations, how they were named, and how they are used to tell time and direction, and provides instructions for locating various constellations
Big. Dipper? • Look at the night sky and you can see shapes that look like giant, connect-the-dots drawings. The Big Dipper is one of the easiest star formations to find in the night sky. It is made of seven bright stars that form the ...
Examines the constellation known as the Big Dipper, the stars of which it is composed, and how to locate it in the night sky.
Explains basic facts about the Big Dipper, including which stars make up the constellation, how its position changes in the sky, and how it points to the North Star.
Join Rob James on an exhilarating mental journey--from artifacts of the Stone Age to the latest research on sextuple star systems, coursing through ancient, medieval and modern societies and languages, and spanning the entire Northern ...
Presents what is known today and past beliefs about the Big Dipper, or Ursa Major, and gives added information on the North Star, or Polaris.
This exciting book provides an accessible introduction to the world of mythology and stargazing. Readers will also learn how to identify the Big Dipper within the Great Bear.
Describes the constellation known as the Little Dipper.
Big Dipper, Little Dipper: the Memoirs of Jack Wilkinson, 1939-1945
"Odyssey-like adventure of two boys' incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters"--