Mysteries of the constellations

Summary: "What are constellations? Who named them? Where can they be found? Ancient peoples believed constellations held clues to the future. These groupings of stars helped farmers plant crops and sailors find their way home. Budding astronomers will learn all about constellations, including the history of studying the stars, how today's constellations were named, and how constellations help today's astronomers"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781496687203
ISBN: 9781496680815
Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Shapes above -- What's in a picture? -- Ancient stargazing -- How constellations "move" -- Looking deeper -- Countries in the sky -- Old is new.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 8-11 Capstone Press. Grades 4-6 Capstone Press. 570L Lexile. Decoding demand: 90 (very high) Semantic demand: 96 (very high) Syntactic demand: 71 (high) Structure demand: 82 (very high) Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.2 0.5 509513.