The Constellation Draco: The Story of the Dragon (Constellations)

Van Zee, Amy

ISBN 10: 1623234859 ISBN 13: 9781623234850

Publisher: Childs World Inc, 2013

Synopsis

Retells the story of Draco the dragon and Hercules, discusses the astronomical features of the constellation Draco, and describes the history of the constellation and its myths in world culture.

About this title

From Booklist:

The eighth largest constellation, Draco the dragon, lies near Polaris, earth’s polestar. Exploring the area of the sky indicated by Draco, this title in the Constellations series introduces a number of astronomical concepts, such as the nature of a star, a nebula, and a galaxy. Zee retells a Greek myth involving Draco and Hercules and discusses how other cultures have interpreted the same set of stars. Directions are given for locating Draco in the night sky. The writing features short sentences with little variation, while the book’s simple, pleasing design showcases the illustrations. Drawn from many sources and varied in quality, these include reproductions of period artworks, digital pictures, and NASA images of space objects. Although the text states, Draco has 31 stars, one sky map here shows 35 stars, while another indicates 15. Recommended for larger libraries. Grades 4-6. --Carolyn Phelan

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1-5-These volumes provide both astronomy and mythology lessons in one very attractive package and are sure to be popular with young stargazers. Each of the books discusses a major constellation's origin and mythology story, compares its presence in other cultures around the world, and explains how to locate it in the night sky. Sidebars provided additional facts (e.g., "The largest star that astronomers know of is VY Can Majoris"). Using crisp images and a pleasing combination of accent colors, this set is sure to attract student researchers as well as educators and parents looking for engaging read-aloud nonfiction. This series gets a gold star.α(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journal. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Childs World Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1623234859
• ISBN 13: 9781623234850
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Morrow J. T.