I Wonder Why Stars Twinkle New Hb

A highly popular and long-running series that explores the questions that young readers ask about the world around them in an unrivalled child-friendly style. The conversational format is perfect for delivering solid information in a natural, amusing and imaginative way. Curious young astronomers who ask, "What are stars made of?" and "Why do astronauts float in space?" will find the answers here. Editorial Reviews Review Children's Literature answers are simply written, but they don't shy away from scientific language, difficult issues, or remaining mysteries. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Carole Stott has written more than twenty books on astronomy and space and is a feature writer for the U.K. magazine Astronomy Now. Carole authored Kingfisher Knowledge: Stars and Planets, I Wonder Why Stars Twinkle and Other Questions About Space, and Astronomy, and she was a chapter contributor to The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia. Before turning to full-time writing, she was curator and then the head of the observatory at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England.