Wishing on a Star: Constellation Stories and Stargazing Activities for Kids
By Fran Lee
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If you go outside on a clear night, you can't help yourself. Your head tilts back, your eyes rise up, and you find yourself gazing at the stars . . . WOW! From the beginning of time, people have admired the night sky's beauty.
The night sky is our oldest picture book, and Wishing on a Star retells some of these stories from around the world in simple language that kids can understand.
Wishing on a Star also includes lots of fun activities that celebrate the stars. Learn how to make a twinkling thaumatrope, fly a starry kite, and act in your own constellation play. Star maps and stargazing tips show how to find the constellations, and cool science facts teach more about the stars.
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Wishing on a Star - Fran Lee
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About the Activities
Ask a grown-up to help you with these activities so they’ll be safe and fun!
If your glow-in-the-dark paint loses its oomph, RECHARGE it by shining a flashlight at it.
Pattern Transfer Method
You’ll need to make the patterns in this book bigger and copy them onto other paper before starting most of these projects. A copy machine or a computer with a scanner and a printer will make this job easy.
Follow these steps for a smooth pattern transfer:
Copy or print the pattern from the book onto copy paper. A grown-up assistant can help you make it the right size! (Adults, enlarge your copy so the width matches the size noted next to the pattern.)
On the back of your copy-paper pattern, rub a pencil back and forth, making sure the lead covers where the picture is on front.
Place your copy pattern (penciled side down) on the surface that you want to paint or cut out. Tape the copy paper lightly in position.
With a ballpoint pen, trace the pattern outline. Press a little harder than you usually do. Be sure to go over every line carefully.
To see the pattern on the new surface, lift the tape off the paper carefully, one piece at a time.
See the pattern transferred onto the surface?
Introduction
If you go outside on a clear night, you can’t help yourself. Your head tilts back, your eyes rise up, and you find yourself gazing at the stars in the dark sky...WOW! From the very beginning of time, people all over the world have cherished the night sky’s amazing beauty and mystery.
How old are the stars? They’re older than you and me, older than our parents, and even older than our grandmas and grandpas. In fact, they’re older than the oldest thing you can think of! Some stars are more than billions of years old, and some more than billions of miles away! When you look at the stars, it’s like looking back in time.
Did you know that the patterns and shapes made by these bright stars tell stories? In fact, the night sky is our oldest picture book. Ancient people—including Native Americans, Chinese, Romans, Greeks, Indians, and