Here are my non-fiction astronomy books. Actually, it’s just one… for now. I’m not an astronomer, neither professional nor amateur. But I do love beautiful photos of galaxies, nebulas and planets. Space fascinated me when I was young. That fascination grew into a love of science fiction, math and science. Throughout my childhood, I followed the space race, lead by NASA. I stayed up late in Houston to watch Neil Armstrong leave the lunar lander and step onto the Moon. Then came the space shuttle program. I had a powerful, visceral reaction to the Challenger tragedy. I watched as shuttle astronauts delivered the Hubble Space Telescope to orbit, and again when another mission repaired the flawed optics.
Hubble astonished the world with marvels scattered throughout the universe. Images from Hubble and other space telescopes take center stage in my book Galaxy Astronomy: A Galaxy Field Guide for Kids. If Hubble’s astonishing photos touched you, you’ll love Galaxy Astronomy, no matter how old you are.
Galaxy Astronomy: Field Guide For Kids
How many galaxies fill the universe? What is light we can’t see? Are Imperial Space Penguins dangerous? Kids ask these questions every day, and Galaxy Astronomy: Field Guide For Kids has answers!
Ray Franklin’s enthusiasm for NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope ripples through this journal of galactic growth. Forty-eight Kindle-wide, full-color images of spectacular galaxies punctuate the field guide. It’s filled with facts vetted by a professional astrophysicist. Kids learn of galaxy types, light-years, invisible light and galactic feeding frenzies. While identifying galaxies, kids see how these gigantic star formations change and evolve over billions of years. They’ll understand how astronomers use ultraviolet light to locate young stars, and infrared light to find stars hiding inside enormous dust clouds. It’s a fun, fascinating and factual read.
If you know a child who likes science and goofy jokes, give that young astronomer Galaxy Astronomy today! Affiliate link.