There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars

by Bob Crelin

A bedtime story that celebrates the beauty of the stars and moon at night, and discourages the use of electricity, which masks nature, except when appropriate.

Genres: Picture Books, Science, Astronomy, Childrens, Nonfiction

36 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003

Reviews

[Bridget Arnold · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of the books we're using for our night sky literacy programming, so I suspect by the end of this season I'll have it memorized. I like the message of this book and I like that by reading it we check all the boxes for the International Dark Sky Association's criteria on official programming (to retain Zion's status as a Dark Sky Park, we have to do a certain amount of dark sky education according to their rubric). I think the illustrations are a little hard to see, and I also think that the Point is a little unclear. They made it really rhyme-y, and it gets muddy in the middle about what they're trying to say. And if I get turned around, then you know for sure the kindergartener's are missing the point. Anyways, ideally we rectify that with the rest of the program, but in a perfect world, your book speaks for itself, yknow?

[Corban · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book will raise your awareness of light pollution. It not only whites out the natural beauty of our night sky, but also has detrimental effects on the planet and animals. Environmentally conscious readers will find the suggestions helpful and imaginative readers will enjoy finding hidden pictures in the moonlight night, just like they probably do in real life!

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Totally a "teaching children current environmental issues through pictures." Important topic, though, with surprisingly simple suggestions. Well done.