A companion to the PBS television series simulates the experience of an actual space voyage and gives young readers an intriguing look at all of the planets, including our own.
using Seymour Simon's astronomy books in the classroom
Bourne, Barbara
1994
Contains nearly 50 space-related activities. Each project centers on a different scientific theme, such as the greenhouse effect on Venus and the birth and death of stars.
Discusses the characteristics of Saturn and how information about it has been gathered from ancient times to the present day when the Voyager probes sent back a series of photographs of the ringed planet.
"Read about these heroes of exploration and flight: Orville and Wilbur Wright, Matthew Henson and Robert Peary, Richard Byrd, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Jacqueline Cochran, Neil Armstrong, and Sally Ride"--Provided by publisher.
The novelist discusses her childhood in Cocoa, Florida in the late 1960s and early 1970s when America was riding the Space Race's tide of optimism, but the author's family found life on Earth often overwhelming.
Discusses aspects of space science including telescopes, space exploration, the solar system, and the universe as a whole, also providing directions for several activities that teach about space.