Bright Star, Night Star : An Astronomy Story

A Native American girl searches the sky from Monument Valley—and the universe reaches back.

This award-winning picture book builds literacy through 400 tongue-twister words written in verse taking young readers through moons, meteors, galaxies, and constellations—introducing science with a built-in reading challenge.

Children learn to distinguish planets from stars, discover the joys of stargazing, and explore vocabulary that stretches young minds. An online glossary of astrophysics terms extends the adventure for budding astronomers.

"Guides readers into a world that is eye-opening and page-turning!" —UP Authors (2014 UP Author's Design Award)

Heavenly illustrations of the cosmos by Spanish artist Luis F. Sanz bring the night sky to life, making this a natural choice for peaceful bedtimes as well as STEM study for ages 5–10 (Pre-K–5th grade).

Part of the 4 Career Books for Kids series by bestselling author Karl Beckstrand (50+ cross-cultural books)—also available bound in one volume:

The Bridge of the Golden Wood: A Parable on How to Earn a Living
Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm (female entrepreneur)
Great Cape o' Colors: Career Costumes for Kids

Features an Indigenous protagonist, finding activity, free ebooks, and a low-preparation lesson plans differentiated for mixed-level classrooms. SEL, ESL, homeschool-ready: KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights under the sun © 2014), libraries, and space book distributors. 30 pages, 8.5"×8.5". LCCN: 2013913403; JUV036010, JUV011040, JUV036000, JUV033060, JUV006000, JUV010000, JUV020000; hard ISBN: 978-0985398880; soft ISBN: 978-0615856155; eISBN: 978-1310128097

Human-created stories that celebrate cultures, curiosity, and family learning

Karl Beckstrand is the freckle-faced author of 12 books and more than 30 online titles. Raised in San Jose, CA, he received a B.A. in journalism from BYU and an M.A. in international relations from APU. A bilingual publisher with traditional and digital publishing experience, Beckstrand speaks about both kinds of publishing. He has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, library and humanities organizations, festivals and schools. He has lived abroad and enjoys volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time). Beckstrand's nationally-lauded activity books, Spanish & bilingual books (with pronunciation guide), ebook mysteries, and nonfiction stories feature characters of color and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Deseret Book, Costco, Kindle/Nook/iBooks, Amazon, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, U.S. Congressional Record, and Papercrafts Magazine. http://GozoBooks.com, https://www.facebook.com/KarlBeckstrand.AuthorSpeaker.978-0985398880\Karl Beckstrand is the freckle-faced author of 12 books and more than 30 online titles. Raised in San Jose, CA, he received a B.A. in journalism from BYU and an M.A. in international relations from APU. A bilingual publisher with traditional and digital publishing experience, Beckstrand speaks about both kinds of publishing. He has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, library and humanities organizations, festivals and schools. He has lived abroad and enjoys volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time). Beckstrand's nationally-lauded activity books, Spanish & bilingual books (with pronunciation guide), ebook mysteries, and nonfiction stories feature characters of color and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Deseret Book, Costco, Kindle/Nook/iBooks, Amazon, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, U.S. Congressional Record, and Papercrafts Magazine. http://GozoBooks.com, https://www.facebook.com/KarlBeckstrand.AuthorSpeaker.

Karl Beckstrand nació en San José, California. Vivió por dos años en Sudamérica y ha enseñado clases de inglés. Él obtuvo su título en periodismo de la Universidad de Brigham Young en Utah. Le encanta compartir historias--ha escrito ocho libros. Uno de esos es la historia real de una inmigrante que no hablaba inglés. Sus libros contienen actividades de búsqueda, de contar, o de cocinar. Muchos incluyen una guía de pronunciación en inglés y español. “Siempre intento incluir un mensaje de coraje, o del valor de compartir”, dice. Él ha escrito contenido para The Children's Miracle Network, las revistas Biophotonics y PaperCrafts, The Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives, el diario, TV, y la radio.