Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations - Brossura

Mitton, Jacqueline

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ISBN 10: 0711213194 ISBN 13: 9780711213197

Casa editrice: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd, 1999

Riassunto

Featuring constellations named after animals, birds and fishes, this text introduces young children to a "zoo" in the sky. Sky maps and an information spread on the night sky, stars and galaxies are also included.

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L'autore:

CHRISTINA BALIT was born in Manchester but grew up in the Middle East. She studied at Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art, and also attended Morley Theatre School and Questors Theatre School. She has exhibited widely and is also a playwright. Her books have won several nominations, commendations and a shortlist place for the Kate Greenway Medal. Kingdom of the Sun (written by Jaqueline Mitton), won the 2002 English Association Award for non-fiction.
JACQUELINE MITTON holds an MA in physics from the University of Oxford and a doctorate in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge. A distinguished writer on astronomy, She has had more than 20 books published. Asteroid 4027 was named 'Mitton' for Jacqueline and her husband, the astronomer Simon Mitton, by the International Astronomical Union in 1990. Her books for Frances Lincoln include Zoo in the Sky, Once Upon a Starry Night, The Planet Gods, and Zodiac. Jacqueline lives in Cambridge.

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• Editore: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0711213194
• ISBN 13: 9780711213197
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 32
• Disegnatore: Balit Christina