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Books in the Science - Astronomy genre:

Earth, Sea and Sky (1968)

An introduction of astronomy and earth science for children.

Author(s): Gerald Ames
Rose Wyler
Illustrator(s): Cornelius Hugh De Witt

Moon Watch Summer (1972)

Adam is disappointed to be spending the summer on his grandmother’s farm where he can’t watch the moon landing.

Author(s): Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

The Earth is a Sundial (1986)

How to tell time by the sun. Includes materials for making your own sundial.

Author(s): Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s): Mitsumasa Anno

Anno’s Sundial (1987)

Explains how the earth’s movements around the sun and the resulting movement of shadows have been used to tell time. Includes illustrations that pop up or fold out to demonstrate how sundials work.

Author(s): Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s): Mitsumasa Anno

I Like Stars (1998)

A poem about the stars at night.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Joan Paley

Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude (2004)

To find your position at sea easily you need a very accurate clock. This book tells the story of the development of just such a clock. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Louise Borden
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

If You Decide to go to the Moon (2005)

What would it be like to go to the moon?

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Faith McNulty
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

The Moon Over Star (2008)

From her family’s farm in Star township Mae dreams of setting foot on the moon like the Apollo 11 astronauts.

Author(s): Dianna Hutts Aston
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Where, the Why and the How (2012)

Seventy-five artists illustrate essays on various scientific topics.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Matt LaMothe
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Illustrator(s): David Macaulay
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