Books with title Eclipse

Eclipse 2017 by Mark Littmann Eclipse Photographs & Predictions by Fred Espenak Artwork by Joel H. Izatt Eclipse 2017 Especially for students ages 8-14 (and their teachers and parents) ■ How to watch a total eclipse of the Sun ■ How to prepare for the great American total eclipse of 2017 ■ Why eclipses happen—experiments for you to try ■ How eclipses solved mysteries of the Sun—and the universe ■ Stunning stories—ancient and modern—about eclipses ■ Fabulous photos of eclipses ■ Amazing artwork 71 pages 8½ x 11 inches All in color Profusely illustrated 32 photographs of eclipses and people observing eclipses—all but 1 in color 37 pieces of original artwork—mythology, demonstrations, diagrams—all in color 2 maps of eclipse paths across the United States—both in color

In ancient civilizations, people believed that eclipses represented omens of disaster. Today, total solar eclipses are regarded as rare and wondrous spectacles. The Great American Eclipse of 2017 sparked nationwide enthusiasm, and another total solar eclipse will occur across a swath of the United States in 2024. This volume investigates the science and history of eclipses, explaining the astronomical phenomena in accessible terms. Readers will learn about the celestial circumstances that cause eclipses and what to expect during an eclipse. Features such as "Think About It" sidebars encourage readers to apply what they have learned to answer open-ended questions.

Seriously who's idea was it to put thousands of teenagers in a building for 8 hours a day.The Seeile and Unseeile courts have been in some sort of strained peace for hundereds of years. Summer fairies will do anything to paint Winter as the villians and the Winter faries are just trying to stay cool in a warm and unforgiving world trying not to be bullied by the Summer faries. Each world has a school, Eclipse and Solstice high, and those schools have both found out something shocking. There are Winter Fairies in the human world! Follow our heroes as they try to figure out who they are and who they should believe.

In ancient civilizations, people believed that eclipses represented omens of disaster. Today, total solar eclipses are regarded as rare and wondrous spectacles. The Great American Eclipse of 2017 sparked nationwide enthusiasm, and another total solar eclipse will occur across a swath of the United States in 2024. This volume investigates the science and history of eclipses, explaining the astronomical phenomena in accessible terms. Readers will learn about the celestial circumstances that cause eclipses and what to expect during an eclipse. Features such as "Think About It" sidebars encourage readers to apply what they have learned to answer open-ended questions.

Ben is only twelve, but he's great at solving crimes. Each chapter has a crime to solve and a question to stop at to see if you can figure out the crime before continuing. Each chapter's crime is part of a bigger plot to solve at the end. Help Agent Eclipse find the stolen goods and stop Mr. Fence!This is a great series aimed at the same age group as Encyclopedia Brown, but with the twist that the cases all build on each other to tell as story. This is a book that is fun to read with your children, as the clues are creative enough to get older readers thinking too.