Where Are the Constellations?
Where Are the Constellations? by Stephanie Sabol and Who HQ, Illustrated by Laurie A. Conley Paperback Which of these facts are true?A Chinese astronomer recorded and tracked stars back in 350 BCDifferent civilizations have had their own names and legends for constellationsThe Big Dipper, which looks like a soup ladle, is the easiest group of stars to spot Calling all stargazers, this addition to the New York Times bestselling series is sure to be the perfect book for you!Ancient people from many different cultures–Greek, Roman, Mezo-American, Arab–all looked up and imagined pictures in the sky by “drawing” a line from one star to another, like a connect-the-dots puzzle. These star pictures–constellations–represented myths and legends from the various cultures that still fascinate us today.Author of the tremendously popular Where Is Our Solar System? Stephanie Sabol relates many of the most popular constellation stories and explains what stars actually are: how they formed, why they