Dvorak, John (John J.)

Summary: "Both entertaining and authoritative, Mask of the Sun reveals the humanism behind the science of both lunar and solar eclipses. With insightful detail and vividly accessible prose, Dvorak provides explanations as to how and why eclipses occur--as well as insight into the forthcoming eclipse of 2017 that will be visible across North America"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 523 DVO

Baron, David

Summary: In vibrant historical detail, American Eclipse animates the fierce jockeying that came to dominate late nineteenth-century American astronomy, revealing the challenges faced by three of the most determined eclipse chasers who participated in this adventure. James Craig Watson, in his day a renowned asteroid hunter; Vassar astronomer Maria Mitchell, who fought to demonstrate that science and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 BAR

Close, F. E.

Summary: On August 21st, over one hundred million people will gather across the USA to witness the most-watched total solar eclipse in history. Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon, by popular science author Frank Close, describes the spellbinding allure of this beautiful natural phenomenon. The book explains why eclipses happen, reveals their role in history, literature and myth, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Space Close

Forbes, Lani

Summary: To the Chicome people, an eclipse is a time of terror. When darkness falls, the barrier separating the heavens and the earth becomes unstable. Then come the ravening Tzitzimime--the star demons who thirst for human blood. Mayana and Ahkin know the full extent of the coming danger, but they must gather support or the Chicome Empire is doomed. As the eclipse nears, many maneuver for power in this...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FOR

Rash, Andy

Summary: "After hearing about the total solar eclipse happening in two months, a boy makes a plan with his father to go see it. They drive to the perfect campsite, not wanting to miss the couple of minutes when the sun will be completely hidden by the moon. When the moment happens, being together makes it even more special. Based on a trip that author-illustrator Andy Rash took with his son to see the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023

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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAS

Fox, Kate Allen

Summary: "Sky gazers experience a total solar eclipse in this descriptive picture book about the wonders of this phenomenon"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.7 FOX