Where Are the Constellations?

"Where Are the Constellations?" is an engaging nonfiction chapter book from the popular "Where Is?" series, designed for children aged 4-11. It delves into the science of stars, explaining their formation and life cycles, while also exploring the rich cultural history of constellations. The book covers myths and legends from various ancient civilizations, including Greek, Roman, Meso-American, and Arab cultures, showing how people imagined pictures in the night sky. It's an excellent resource for sparking curiosity about astronomy and world cultures, offering both scientific facts and captivating stories in an accessible format.

Calling all stargazers, this addition to the New York Times bestselling series is sure to be the perfect book for you! From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous landmarks and natural wonders and features a fold-out map! 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 die, and how they're grouped into constellation families.