Stars : birth and death
Record details
- ISBN: 0716624990
- ISBN: 9780716624998
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Physical Description:
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 27 cm.
print - Edition: Revised edition.
- Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : World Book, 2017.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | What is a star? -- Do stars last forever? -- Where did the first stars come from? -- Focus on: the long lives of stars -- Where are stars born? -- Are there different kinds of nebulae? -- Focus on: nebulae: clouds of the cosmos -- How does a star begin to form? -- What is a protostar? -- How does a protostar become a true star? -- What is a main-sequence star? -- Do all stars have planets? -- What is a brown dwarf? -- How does a star die? -- What is a red giant? -- What is a white dwarf? -- What will eventually happen to the sun? -- Focus on: twilight of the titans -- What is a supernova? -- What events lead to a supernova? -- Why are supernovae essential to life? -- Focus on: supernovae: cosmic fireworks -- What is a neutron star? -- What is a pulsar? -- What is a black hole? -- What is a star cluster? -- What is a galaxy? |
Summary, etc.: | "An introduction to stars with information about their formation and life cycle. Includes diagrams, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | Stars Juvenile literature Stars Evolution Juvenile literature Astronomy Constellations Stars Stars Evolution |
Genre: | Juvenile works. Literature. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Bibliomation.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Douglas Library of Hebron | J 523.24 EXP (Text) | 33400145562982 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Willimantic Public Library | j 520 EXP (Text) | 34036144661554 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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