The Universe, Stars and Constellations

by Raman Prinja

Discusses constellations and how they are used, and provides information on stars, including what they are made of, how far away they are, and what happens to them when they burn out.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 2007

About the author

Raman Prinja has been awarded the 2019 American Institute of Physics Science Education Award and is the winner of the 2019 Royal Society Young People's Book Prize.

He is currently a professor of astrophysics at University College, London. He has written several successful general-interest books on astronomy and is keen to bring the subject of astronomy to a wider audience. He was short-listed for the Royal Society Young People Book Prize in 2015. Raman Prinja lives in the U.K.

Reviews

[Janeth Aragon Castro · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the book to my five year old, and she was amazed at the pictures as I was reading the descriptions. Very easy to read for 7 y/o