Sky Watch

S.L. Hamilton

ABDO, Jan 1, 2011 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

Xtreme Space brings the wonders of our universe into kids' hands. Sky Watch introduces readers to both the history and future of outer space exploration. These books may be learning tools, but they are also designed to feed the interests of reluctant readers through stunning images from NASA, as well as the Hubble and Spitzer Telescopes. Glossary words provide additional information and understanding to the curious reader. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Contents

• Early Sky Watching: 6
• Hubble Space Telescope: 8
• Compton Gamma Ray Observatory: 16
• Very Large Telescope: 18
• Chandra Xray Observatory: 20
• Spitzer Space Telescope: 24
• Kepler Telescope: 28
• The Glossary: 30
• Index: 32

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sky Watch; Xtreme Space
• Author: S.L. Hamilton
• Publisher: ABDO, 2011
• ISBN: 1617589152, 9781617589157
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Discoveries; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / History of Science; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science