Following the letters of the alphabet and using rhymes, this book provides an introduction to the beauty of astronomy, and items of interest in the night sky.A delightful, full-color illustrated, fact-filled introduction to thewonders of space.

"Lonely Planet Kids' Amazing Night Sky Atlas, the follow up to our bestselling Amazing World Atlas, looks upwards to the skies for a fun- and fact-packed guide to astronomy. Featuring a mixture of photography and illustration, this hardcover book explores both the science of stargazing - explaining what can be seen in the night sky in different parts of the world - and the practicalities, with handy tips such as how to use a telescope. It also covers...

Presents information about using binoculars for astronomy, describing how they work and the models available and describing the celestial bodies that can be observed in the night sky for every month of the year in the southern and northern hemispheres.

A beginning guide to the constellations, their legends, and their seasonal locations, with charts printed in ink that glows in the dark after being exposed to light.