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Black Dog & Leventhal, 2004. 1st Edition 6th Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Meredith Hamilton color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2004 Black Dog & Leventhal large hardcover (decorated boards) and dust jacket, first edition, 6th printing. Light edge wear top & bottom dust jacket edges - even through shrink wrap. Wonderful color illustrations by Meredith Hamilton plus some photos. Decorated end pages. Sealed pack containing Star-finder and stickers attacked to inside front board. Let me say that if there has been a better series of books aimed at educating young America, I don't recall what it would be. CONTENT: Children eight and up will enjoy this conversational but information-packed introduction to astronomy and stargazing, which includes the achievements of the great scientists, the history of space exploration, the story of our solar system, the myths behind the constellations, and how to navigate the night sky. Whimsical color illustrations on… Read More

Smithsonian/Viking, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Color images by Author and several others. A cheery topic, eh? CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2016 Smithsonian/Viking hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Wonderful color illustrations - many by the Author. TINY PROBLEM - 1 tiny "nic" bottom DJ edge near front fold. That's it, folks - tiny. CONTENT: In the vast realm of outer space, accidents happen all the time. Things bump into each other. Stars blow up. Space rocks smash into planets. Black holes gobble up everything in their path. The sun is burning out. A comet swarm is bearing down. Any of this could change-or even eliminate-life on a planet like Earth. Countdown to cosmic catastrophes! From asteroid hit to alien invasion, astronomer David Aguilar builds the scientific case for seven extreme events that could impact Earth. (Though not as we know it: most of these catastrophes are way down the cosmic line .… Read More

Harcourt, 1999. 1st Paperback Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Deorah Lanino color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1999 Harcourt paperback (school supplemental reader), first paperback edition, 3rd printing. There is a "wrinkle" on the back cover - production, most likely, and it does not affect the cover panel at all. Color illustrations by Deborah Lanino. CONTENT: Loosely based on the childhood of Maria (pronounced ma-RYE-ah) Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer, and illuminated by Deborah Lanino's star-swept illustrations, here is an exquisitely told story of a girl who yearns for adventure beyond her limited circumstances, and sets out to follow her heart. Maria longs to be an astronomer -- wish that burns as brightly as a star. But girls in the nineteenth century don't grow up to be scientists, especially those who are needed at home. Each night when her papa sweeps the sky with his telescope, Maria sweeps the… Read More

Houghton Mifflin, 1987. 1st Paperback Edition 25th Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Edgar Stewart B&W illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1987 Houghton Mifflin Trade Paperback, 25th printing it appears. B&W illustrations by Edgar Stewart. This book has been around for a long time - and is definitely worth the read. CONTENT: For countless generations, Native American storytellers have watched the night sky and told tales of the stars and the constellations. The stars themselves tell many tales-of children who have danced away from home, of six brothers who rescue a maiden from the fearful Rolling Skull, of the great wounded sky bear, whose blood turns the autumn leaves red, and many more. "This well researched, thoughtful collection brings together star myths from such Native American tribes as the Navajo, Pawnee, Shasta and Micmac . . . Given the oral tradition of these tribes and the need to preserve the tales, this poetically rendered compilation is especially… Read More

Harper, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2020 Harper hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Chapter Decorations only. CONTENT: In this heartfelt and accessible middle grade novel perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish, a young girl throws herself into solving a local mystery to keep from missing her older sister, who has been sent to an eating disorder treatment facility. Astronomy-obsessed Abby McCourt should be thrilled about the solar eclipse her small town of Moose Junction is about to witness, but she's not. After her older sister Blair was sent away for an eating disorder, Abby has been in a funk. Desperate to dull the pain her sister's absence has left, she teams up with a visiting astronomer to help track down his long-lost telescope. Though this is supposed to take Abby's mind off the distance between her and Blair, what she finds may bring her closer to her sister than she ever thought possible.