What Is an Eclipse?

by Michael Portman

Book Overview

When a solar or lunar eclipse is approaching, people excitedly prepare to watch the enthralling events. They're just small reminders that other celestial bodies are out there. In this book, readers will learn with the help of diagrams and key science vocabulary how eclipses happen, when they can expect them, and the differences between partial and full eclipses. Fun facts sprinkled throughout the text will encourage stargazers to mark their calendars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433992345
• ISBN13: 9781433992346
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5