Amazing Space: A Book of Answers for Kids (New York Public Library
Answer Books for Kids)
by Ann-Jeanette Campbell
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471144983
Travel to distant galaxies and explore awesome constellations. Discover mysterious planets and catch a comet by the tail. Find
the answers to your questions about the wonders of space . . .
Eyewitness Handbooks: Stars and Planets
by Ian Ridpath, edited by Amie Gallagher
DK Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 0-7894-3521-7
Contains background information and observation information on the planets in our solar system and the constellations, stars,
clusters, and galaxies visible throughout the year.
Isaac Asimov's Great Space Mysteries
by Isaac Asimov
Modern Publishing, ISBN: 1-56144-428-6
Have you ever wondered how our Universe was born? Could we live on the Moon? Would life forms on other planets look like us?
Scientist Isaac Asimov explores these great space mysteries, and many others, that scientists have been trying to unravel for years.
The Universe is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story
by Brian Swimme
Bear & Co.; ISBN: 0939680149
"I condense our contemporary cosmological scientific story of reality by
saying that the universe is a green dragon. Green, because the whole universe
is alive, an embryogenesis beginning with the cosmic egg of the primeval
fireball and culminating in the present emergent reality. And a dragon too,
nothing less. Dragons are mystical, powerful, emerging out of mystery,
disappearing in mystery, fierce, benign, known to teach humans the deepest
reaches of wisdom. And dragons are filled with fire. Though there are no
dragons, we are dragon fire. We are the creative, scintillating, searing,
healing flame of the awesome and enchanting universe."
Merlin's Tour of the Universe: A Skywatcher's Guide to Everything from Mars and Quasars to Comets, Planets, Blue
Moons, and Werewolves
by Neil de Grasse Tyson
Main Street Books; ISBN: 0385488351
In this delightful tour of the galaxies, Merlin, a fictional visitor from the Andromeda Galaxy, recounts his conversations
with historical figures and responds to popular astronomy questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin's well-informed
answers combine a unique combination of wit and poetry along with serious science explained in refreshingly clear,
reader-friendly language.
Just Visiting This Planet: Merlin Answers More Questions About
Everything Under the Sun, Moon, and Stars
by Neil de Grasse Tyson
Doubleday; ISBN: 0385488378
In a companion volume to Merlin's Tour of the Universe, here is a new collection of questions and answers about the cosmos for
stargazers of all ages. Whether talking about Earth and its environs, the Sun and its stellar siblings, the world of light,
physical laws, or galaxies near and far, Merlin--a fictional visitor from Planet Omniscia--is easy to understand, often humorous,
and always entertaining.
Seeing and Believing: How the Telescope Opened Our Eyes and Minds to the Heavens
by Richard Panek
Viking; ISBN: 0670876283
Katha Pollitt: "Even if you know nothing about astronomy--even if you don't care about astronomy--you will love this book."
Space: Astronomy at the Cutting Edge
Edited by Steve Soter with an introduction by Neil de Grasse Tyson
New Press; available spring 2000
This book engages readers in contemporary discussions surrounding the study of our planets, galaxies, and the universe.
