Secrets under the night light: constellations

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This is an excellent constellation identification picture book for children. Through the beautiful painting style, poetic language, and creative luminous UV technology, the stars in the sky become emotional, warm, and easy to identify. It is a very suitable introductory science picture book for children. Science and humanity are perfectly integrated in this book. The left side of the spread is scientific knowledge, and the right side is touching legends, laying the foundation for children's general education.

Which constellation does Polaris belong to? How to find Pegasus from Andromeda? What is the relationship between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor? What’s the story behind Cepheus, Cassiopeia, and Andromeda? What's going on with the Summer Triangle? This book is a powerful tool for all astronomy enthusiasts as you can compare them to the positions of stars in the sky to find the corresponding constellations. Each constellation has a spread page. The left page contains scientific information such as the Latin name, shape characteristics, number of stars, origin of the name, visible months, etc. The right page contains the composition of each constellation, adjacent constellations, and fantastic mythological stories. The luminous UV on each page makes the reading process more interesting for children.

Every child who looks up at the stars is full of curiosity about the universe. The family can go outdoors together, bring a book, and use an astronomical telescope to watch the stars. When children learn to appreciate the beauty of the universe and nature, they will have a broader perspective on life.

About the Author

Anne Yankolovic is an agricultural engineer who has long been engaged in work related to protecting the natural environment in France and other countries. Organizations she has worked with include WWF, GREENPEACE and GOOD PLANET. In 2003, she presented 100 measures to protect fauna on behalf of the French Polynesian Environment Ministry. Jankolovic has published several books on nature.

Sara Andreachio is a young Italian illustrator currently living in France. She has cooperative relationships with many magazines, such as Oyako, Oh Comely, Anorak, etc. The postcards and posters drawn by Andrea Chio are widely acclaimed.

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