People of long ago lived out of doors most of the time, so they were used to seeing the stars at night. And they knew that the stars moved across the sky during the year. Because the stars always...
Stars and snowflakes
Materials - paper (large sheets) - scissors 1. Square your paper (see square, page 38). Cut off the rectangle, but leave the paper folded so that it is a triangle. Fold the triangle in half, as...
Misty shapes in space
A crab---a ring---a veil. These are some of the shapes taken by giant clouds of gas and dust, called nebulas, in space. The word nebula, means "mist." Some nebulas are the remains of stars that...
Exploding stars!
Nearly a thousand years ago, in the year 1054, a new star suddenly appeared in the sky. It was tremendously bright---so bright it could be seen even in daytime. For two years, the strange new star...
Star pictures
On a clear night, you may see thousands of twinkling stars. They seem to be scattered helter-skelter all over the sky. But if you look carefully, you will see that groups of stars seem to form...
The bright giant
It's a Fact About 1,300,000 planets the size of earth could be packed into the sun. Millions of miles (kilometers) out in space there is a gigantic ball of hot, glowing gas we call the sun. The...
A Big Deal for the Tooth Fairy
by X. J. Kennedy Tooth Fairy, hear! Tonight's the night I've dreamed about for ages, For haven't we kids got a right To rake in living wages? I've tried to work my back teeth loose, Tied...
The Tale of Custard the Dragon
by Ogden Nash > Belinda lived in a little white house, > > With a little black kitten and a little gray mouse, And a little > yellow dog and a little red wagon, And a realio, trulio, little pet >...
Early to Bed and Early to Rise
> The cock crows in the morn To tell us to rise, And he that lies late > Will never be wise: For early to bed, And early to rise, Is the way to > be healthy And wealthy and wise. > Star-light,...
