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    Exploring Auroras
    Exploring Auroras
    Exploring Auroras
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    Exploring Auroras

    By Karen Latchana Kenney

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    Explore the amazing science behind auroras.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateMay 1, 2019
    ISBN9781496656421
    Exploring Auroras
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    Karen Latchana Kenney

    Karen Latchana Kenney was born near the rainforests of Guyana, but moved far north to Minnesota at a young age. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English and has been writing and editing since. She has worked as an editor at an educational publishing company, but is now a full-time freelance writer and editor in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has written more than 70 books on all kinds of subjects: from arts and crafts to biographies of famous people. Her books have received positive reviews from Booklist, Library Media Connection, and School Library Journal. When she's not busy writing, she loves biking and hiking with her husband and young son in the many beautiful parks of the state. Visit her online at http://latchanakenney.wordpress.com/.

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      Book preview

      Exploring Auroras - Karen Latchana Kenney

      Discover the Night Sky: Exploring Auroras by Karen Latchana Kenney

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Cover

      Title Page

      Chapter 1: Explosions of Light

      Chapter 2: Discovering Auroras

      Chapter 3: Studying the Glow

      Chapter 4: Explaining Auroras

      Timeline

      Glossary

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      Critical Thinking Questions

      Index

      Copyright

      Back Cover

      CHAPTER 1

      EXPLOSIONS OF LIGHT

      On a cold night close to Earth’s poles, gaze into the sky. Bright stars twinkle in the dark. Now watch — you are about to see the sky explode with color. Green light dances above the trees like flames. The light ripples in waves across the sky. Then other colors appear. First you see yellow, then red, and even blue. The lights swirl, and the sky shimmers.

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      What are those lights? This natural light show is an aurora. It can only be seen when it’s dark in certain parts of the world. An aurora has

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