Stars (Golden Guide Ser.)

By Herbert S. Zim and Robert H. Baker

Book Overview

Enjoy the wonders of the heavens and understand more fully what you see. This Golden Guide shows you how with 150 full-color illustrations, including: Charts of the major constellations Tables to help... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: B00DU1ATIE
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Golden Press
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Stars was one of the first astronomy books I got when I was a kid.

Informative.

Remember when Saturn had only 9 known satellites?

Remember when Saturn had only 9 known satellites, and was the only planet known to have rings? Beginning in 2nd grade (in the late 1960s), I became interested in Science, especially Astronomy. This was the first book about Astronomy that I ever owned. It made me happy to see a copy available for a reasonable price, so I purchased the book and when I held it in my hand it was almost like meeting a old friend I hadn't seen in years. This edition of the book is out of date, of course, but I've purchased the latest edition for my children. Much of the artwork remains the same in the latest edition, while the technical information was last updated about a decade ago. But the most important part of the book, the drawings of the constellations and seasonal views of the sky, remain the same as in the classic edition. Other childhood friends of mine prefered some of the other Golden Nature Guides, but Stars was and still is my favorite book in this popular series.

Easy to understand, yet LOTS of great Info!

This is a great little book (as are all Golden Guides). We are only using Celestron giant binoculars on a tripod, but were able to find Jupiter from this book. Then as a bonus, saw 3 moons of Jupiter & identified them from this book! Also was able to find Arcturus with instructions from this book, & multiple others, & constellations. Don't let the size fool you. I grew up with Golden Books, They are better than most anything I've read. College level information, yet written for a child to understand. All the Golden Books are great! HTH