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Aztec mythology Fiction Magic Fiction Maya mythology Fiction Solar eclipses Solar eclipses Fiction Solar eclipses Juvenile fiction Solar eclipses Juvenile literature Total solar eclipses Éclipses de Soleil Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Éclipses de Soleil Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseSummary: Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the moon's shadow is sweeping from Texas to Maine, as the U.S. witnesses its last total solar eclipse until 2044.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Space CloseSandberg, Jayme
Summary: "The proud but forgetful center of our solar system is anxious about the upcoming total solar eclipse. Will Earthlings get hurt looking at it? What will they think when Sun's dependable light suddenly vanishes in the middle of the day? How could Moon betray their stellar friendship? Sun tries to calm its nerves with the help of Comet Delivery and sends letters to Earth and Moon. When totality...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: It's All Stories 2023
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SANGates, S. James (Sylvester James)
Summary: "In 1916, a nearly unknown German-born theoretical physicist named Albert Einstein had developed his theory of relativity, but hadn't yet been able to prove it. The only way to do that was through the clear view and measurement of a solar eclipse. In Mayof 1919, one of the longest total solar eclipses of the 20th century was visible for almost seven minutes in the Southern Hemisphere"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.11 GATRao, Joe.
Summary: "Did you know that comets are sometimes called "hairy stars?" Or that if you saw a sunset on the moon, the sun would look white because the moon doesn't have an atmosphere? You'll learn this and much more as you become an expert on the objects in the sky"--Publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE RAOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JSpace RaoStimac, Valerie
Summary: "Discover the best stargazing destinations around the world with Lonely Planet. This comprehensive companion includes guides to 35 dark-sky sites and national parks, where to see the aurora, the next decade of total solar eclipses and how to view rocket launches, plus the lowdown on commercial space flight"--Page 4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 STIRash, 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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RASFox, 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 FOXForbes, 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