When the sun goes dark / Andrew Fraknoi, Dennis Schatz ; illustrated by Eric Freeberg.

When the sun goes dark / Andrew Fraknoi, Dennis Schatz ; illustrated by Eric Freeberg.

9781681400112 (paperback)
1681400111 (paperback)
9781681400129

Arlington, Virginia : National Science Teachers Association, [2017]

English

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, map ; 28 cm

CMC QB 541.5 .F73 2017

523.7/8

This illustrated book is a fun way to get young astronomers ready for August 2017, when millions of North Americans will have the rare chance to witness a solar eclipse. The book tells how two curious children and their grandparents re-create eclipses in their living room using a lamp, a tennis ball, two Hula Hoops, and Ping-Pong balls. Later, in the backyard and around the house, the family explores safe ways to view a solar eclipse and ponders phenomena from sunspots to phases of the Moon. Written by the authors of NSTA's award-winning book Solar Science, When the Sun Goes Dark gives children and adults hands-on techniques for learning the science behind eclipses of the Sun and Moon. --Publisher.

Age 10-14.
890L Lexile

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