Seeing the Stars

Band: White
Scheme: Tree Tops
Type: Non-Fiction
Author: John and Mary Gribbin
ISBN: 9780198461081
Seeing the Stars book cover

What's the book about?

Discover how people have used telescopes to look far into space, from the first star-watchers long ago to the powerful machines we use today. You’ll learn fun facts about our own solar system and find out what distant galaxies are like. Along the way, you’ll see how each new discovery has helped us understand more about the amazing universe above your head.

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Reviews

Mum, Age 6

Rating:

This book is about
information about stars

The main characters are
no characters, information book

My favourite part of the book is
all of it is good

I would also like to say
The book is really informative and good, but I don't think it's reflective of the reading level - mine are reading white level books well, but really struggled with a lot of the words in this book - I had to double check it was the right level as they found it so difficult

Aurora, Age 4

Rating:

This book is about
This was all about the history of astronomy. There were facts about telescopes and stars and how we have come to find out so much about them.

The main characters are
Non Fiction.

My favourite part of the book is
I loved learning about telescopes. We have one at our house that my Nanny gave us so it was nice to learn how they work.

I would also like to say
My mummy loves stars too - she is an Astrophysicist. She loves telling me all about them.