the wonders of the Milky Way in this stunningly illustrated book that will make you feel like an astronaut!
Blast off to the oldest star in our galaxy, zoom around planetary nebulae dubbed "the butterflies of space," circle past humongous, ringed exoplanets, and close in on newly discovered orbs that just might support alien life.
David Aguilar, former Director of Science Information at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and creator of Cosmic Catastrophes and Seven Wonders of the Solar System, takes us on a unique space journey through the Milky Way.
His beautifully rendered, painterly images are based on the latest scientific findings about our galaxy and are supported by lively, factual text about celestial wonders such as Omega Centauri, the Great
Nebula in Orion, UY Scuti, the Hourglass Nebula, and headliningmaking discoveries about planet Jb, Tabby's Star, and the TRAPPISTplanetary system.
Seven Wonders of the Milky Way by David A, Aguilar,pages. NONFICTION. Viking Penguin Random House,
Language: Gswears,“f” Mature Content: G Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL ADVISABLE
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Space is a mystery, but scientists have been discovering amazing things that exist outside our planetand even outside our galaxy! These seven wonders of the Milky Way are only a taste of what has yet to be found and understood.
While space and can seem like abstract ideas without the context we have for learning about things on earth, Aguilar uses comparisons and examples to help readers understand things larger than we have ever seen.
The voice and content are written to be engaging, which is appreciated at every age, Aguilar also points out things we dont know yet, encouraging readers to become those with potential to help expand knowledge of the universe.
er: Carolina Herdegen
sitelink blogspot. com/ I really liked this book, This book is aboutawsome things in space, This nonfiction book explores the Milky Way and all its wonders, Beautiful images of outer space complement the text nicely, Some of the graphics do an excellent job of comparing commonly known information about our solar system to new information for example, the size of our sun to the size of suns in other solar systems.
The chapter on other earthlike planets in the milky way is especially fascinating and sure to incite wonder in readers at the miracle of our own planet.
The conditions required for life are so specific and rare! In all, this book has lots of fascinating information, but the format could be better.
I can't imagine any student except the most fervent space enthusiast reading this book cover to cover.
The format of this book doesn't lend itself to easy research, either, It is lacking in nonfiction text features such as bolded print, subtitles, or boxed off information, Instead it is written as long chapters with unbroken text, While there are images and graphics, many of the images lack captions so quick browsing is not an option.
The book would have benefited from more compare/contrast images such as when the author is explaining the starry sky that would be visible from inside Omega Centauri it is described as twenty times brighter than our night sky.
Why not use an illustration and wellplaced captions to highlight this difference Language: Gswears,“f” Mature Content: G Violence: G
Space is a mystery, but scientists have been discovering amazing things that exist outside our planetand even outside our galaxy! These seven wonders of the Milky Way are only a taste of what has yet to be found and understood.
While space and can seem like abstract ideas without the context we have for learning about things on earth, Aguilar uses comparisons and examples to help readers understand things larger than we have ever seen.
The voice and content are written to be engaging, which is appreciated at every age, Aguilar also points out things we dont know yet, encouraging readers to become those with potential to help expand knowledge of the universe.
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How does one pick only seven wonders of space even when limiting them to the Milky Way I don't know if I could've done it, but David Aguilar chooses some astounding candidates for sure.
There were a few I recognized and some I didn'ta good mix, Each "tour" of these wonders didn't simply focus on that wonder, but included background and additional examples, so even though you were learning about TRAPPISTas the main wonder, you were also learning about exoplanets in general and other similar exoplanet systems.
A very thorough and understandable survey of the Milky Way as a whole, and the stunning photographs and illustrations brought it to the next level.
Definitely a book I'd like to own, The information in this book is great, but there is a lot of it and probably half of the text is very dry.
Casual space fans will browse the text and admire the pictures, but a kid would have to be a diehard space junkie to sit and read the whole book.
David A. Aguilar is past Director of Science Information and Public Outreach at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA.
A naturalist, astronomer, author and space artist, Davids expertise lies in showing us the fascinating connections between the universe and ourselves.
Inhe joined NASAs New Horizons Mission team to lead special media coverage for the historic PLUTO Flyby, He is author and illustrator of seven National Geographic Society and three Random House Penguin books on space science.
sWonders of the Solar System has garneredbook awards from the Natl Science Teachers Assoc, and the New York Public Library.
Other titles include: Cosmic Catastrophes: Seven Ways to Destroy a Planet Like Ear David A, Aguilar is past Director of Science Information and Public Outreach at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA.
A naturalist, astronomer, author and space artist, Davids expertise lies in showing us the fascinating connections between the universe and ourselves.
Inhe joined NASA's New Horizons Mission team to lead special media coverage for the historic PLUTO Flyby, He is author and illustrator of seven National Geographic Society and three Random House Penguin books on space science.
's "Wonders of the Solar System" has garneredbook awards from the Nat'l Science Teachers Assoc, and the New York Public Library.
Other titles include: "Cosmic Catastrophes: Seven Ways to Destroy a Planet Like Earth" ALIEN WORLDS" which examines just how surreal alien life may be throughout the Universe "SPACE ENCYCLOPEDIA" winner of theVOYA Voice of Youth AwardPLANETS winner of theEureka Gold Award for best science book for kids and the upcoming "Wonders of the Milky Way" for release in June.
His books and space art have appeared on the BBC, the “UNIVERSE” series on the History Channel, ABC Nightly News, Time magazine, US News World Report CNN, NY Times, USA Today, National Geographic, Sky Telescope, Astronomy, and Scientific American.
He is past Director of Fiske Planetarium and Science Center and the producer of the Science Discovery Program at University of Colorado Boulder past Marketing Communications Director at Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation and former Marketing Director for PBSs Emmy winning NOVA series, Evolution.
He is a Smithsonian Scholar Enrichment Lecturer and Harvard Expert Study Tour Leader, In, asteroidDA was named to honor his contributions to science education, David and wife Shirley reside just outside Aspen, CO, For information please flyby our site at: sitelink www, aspenskies. com or davidaguilar. org sitelink.