My First Book About Outer Space

by Wynne, Patricia J.; Silver, Donald M.

• ISBN13: 9780486783291
• ISBN10: 0486783294
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-02-18
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

"Entertaining, easy-to-understand captions explain crater formation, constellations, weightlessness, space junk, and other fascinating subjects." — Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin
Where do we live among the galaxies, what did people think before they could study the sky with telescopes, and what happened to Pluto? Thirty-nine illustrations to color answer these and other questions about our Solar System and beyond. Entertaining, easy-to-understand captions explain crater formation, constellations, weightlessness, space junk, and other fascinating subjects. Suitable for ages 8–12. Winner of a 2015 Moonbeam Children's Book Silver Award.

Author Biography

An accomplished science and nature illustrator, Patricia J. Wynne is the recipient of the 2008 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor and has won awards from Parenting Magazine, the John Burroughs Association, and the National Science Teachers Association. Patricia's artwork has appeared in galleries, magazines, newspapers, and more than 100 books for both children and adults. She is the author of numerous successful Dover titles on science and design.