Every star you see in the night sky is a gigantic sun, and some are a lot bigger and hotter than our own sun.

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CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Mr. Simon’s painstakingly selected, first-rate photographs of stars, galaxies, comets, meteors and asteroids provide a stellar background for descriptions and analogies that transform usually difficult concepts into terms children-and adults-can easily picture. When explaining that the galaxy is mostly empty…

Mr. Simon's painstakingly selected, first-rate photographs of stars, galaxies, comets, meteors and asteroids provide a stellar background for descriptions and analogies that transform usually difficult concepts into terms children-and adults-can easily picture. When explaining that the galaxy is mostly empty space, for example, Mr. Simon writes that a dozen tennis balls spread out across the U.S. would be more crowded than most of the stars in the galaxy. He brings the heavens down to earth for readers of all ages.

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BOOKLIST

Handsome and informative, a must for the science shelf.

Handsome and informative, a must for the science shelf.

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KIRKUS REVIEWS

The full-page photographs and computer drawings are breathtaking.

The full-page photographs and computer drawings are breathtaking.

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