Spots of Light: A Book About Stars

by Dana Meachen Rau

Provides an introduction to stars, and explains what they are made of, along with their shapes and colors. Also describes constellations, and includes activity.

Genres: Nonfiction

24 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

About the author

Dana Meachen Rau is an author, editor, and illustrator of children's books. She has written more than 100 books for children, many of them nonfiction in subjects including astronomy, history, and geography, as well as numerous biographies. She lives in Burlington, Connecticut, with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[Dark Phoenix 44]

Read it to my kinder. For his daily reading homework... He enjoyed it.

[Cara Byrne]

A nonfiction read appropriate for preschoolers. A night time storytime read.

[Allen]

This had some good information but also had some errors or unclear explanations.

[Lindsey Rogers]

This book would be a great introduction to stars! It is full of fun facts that will really get students thinking.
S4E1. Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and
planets.
a. Recognize the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as number, size, color
and patterns.
b. Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance,
position, and number in the night sky.
c. Explain why the pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same, but a planet can be
seen in different locations at different times.
d. Identify how technology is used to observe distant objects in the sky
Obviously this book would be great for 4th graders. (Also 3rd to 5th)

[Anjali Derhgawen]

I really enjoyed this book because I thought that it made learning about the stars really interesting for the kids. I liked that each page in the book had a fun fact.