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Children's Nonfiction Astronomy

Discover the Stars

by (author) Cynthia Pratt Nicolson

illustrated by Bill Slavin

Publisher
Kids Can Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2006
Category
Astronomy
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553378990
    Publish Date
    Feb 2006
    List Price
    $5.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781553378983
    Publish Date
    Feb 2006
    List Price
    $14.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 6 to 8
  • Grade: 2 to 3

Description

A simple but informative look at the life cycle of stars, how we see and identify stars and much more. Longer, more complex stories and sentences, more challenging vocabulary, language play and minimal repetition make this a Level 3 first reader.

About the authors

Cynthia Pratt Nicolson is a teacher and an award-winning children’s author who has written several non-fiction books, including The Stars and The Planets. She lives on Bowen Island, British Columbia.

Cynthia Pratt Nicolson's profile page

Multiple award winning illustrator Bill Slavin was born in Belleville, Ontario. His work includes the acclaimed 'Stanley's Party' written by Linda Bailey, 'Who Broke the teapot!' as well as more than 100 award winning children's books.
Among his many honours, Bill has won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, the Blue Spruce Award, the California Young Reader Medal and the Zena Sutherland Award for Children's Literature. Recently, he has returned to his childhood love of comics and graphic novels, writing and illustrating the graphic novel trilogy Elephants Never Forget, as now the Mordecai Crow trilogy. Quid Pro Crow is Bil's second book with Renegade Arts Entertainment.

Bill Slavin's profile page

Awards

  • Short-listed, Information Book Award, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada

Editorial Reviews

[T]his Kids Can Read beginning reader offers a sound introduction for young stargazers. As in Nicolson’s other series entries, chapters are broken into segments introduced by boldface questions, followed by explanations peppered with colorful facts — [I]llustrations — amplify the text throughout — [T]he numerous quotable facts should be sufficient reward for most newly independent readers.

Librarian Reviews

Discover the Stars (Kids Can Read Level 3)

A simple but informative look at the life cycle of stars, how we identify them and more. For children who can read alone.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.

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