When the sun goes dark
By: [by] Andrew Fraknoi and Dennis Schatz ; illustrated by Eric Freeberg
Contributors: Schatz, Dennis, author; Freeberg, Eric, illustrator
Publisher: NSTA Kids
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9781681400112
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Solar eclipses
Description: 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
Notes: Grades 5-8.