Sabol, Stephanie

Calling all stargazers, here is the book for you! Ancient people from many different cultures--Greek, Roman, Mezo-American, Arab--all looked up and imagined pictures in the sky by "drawing" a line from one star to another, like a connect-the-dots puzzle. These star pictures--constellations--represented myths and legends from the various cultures that still fascinate us today. Author of the tremendously popular Where Is Our Solar System? Stephanie Sabol relates many of the most popular constellation stories and explains what stars actually are- how they formed, why they die, and how they're grouped into constellation families.

"Ancient people from many different cultures all looked up and imagined pictures in the sky by 'drawing' a line from one star to another, like a connect-the-dots puzzle. These star pictures--constellations--represented myths and legends from the various cultures that still fascinate us. [The] author relates many of the . . . constellation stories and explains what stars actually are: how they formed, why they die, and how they're grouped into constellation families"--Provided by publisher.

For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later.

Bruce Springsteen grew up in a blue-collar town and didn't fit in at school, but found solace in playing guitar. This fascinating narrative nonfiction title details how the legendary musician remained a working class hero whose music deals with the political and social changes in our country. Penworthy Prebound Edition.

Chronicles the beginning of the modern age of astronomy, then follows later discoveries, including NASA's current missions in space.

"For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later.

"Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system. Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humans believed that Earth was at the center of the Universe, but all of that changed in the 17th century. Astronomers like Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton proposed the unthinkable theory that Earth and the other planets actually revolved around the Sun. This engaging book chronicles the beginning of the modern age of astronomy, then follows later discoveries, including NASA's current missions in space."--.

"For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later.

Examines the history, development, and disaster of the legendary cruise liner the "Titanic," which famously crashed into an iceberg in 1912 and subsequently sank.

An illustrated biography of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen.