"Thirty-one short poems with no more than 18 words each capture a wide variety of objects that fly, float, soar, or simply exist in the air around and above us"--Booklist.
While visiting her grandmother, Nora joins with the animated toys from an old chest to bring the stars down from the night sky, but their loss makes the sky black and sad.
The northern half of Earth sees a different part of the sky than the southern half, this means that the two halves of the world see different constellations in the night sky.
Examines the science of the sky, air, and wind, providing answers to questions about why the sky is blue, how lighting is formed, why rainbows occur, and related phenomena.
When they learn that their friend Mole is trying to bring some of the sky back to her underground home, Squirrel, Frog, and Bird all find a way to help.