Project Gutenberg 2009-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 154 Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith) 1868 1955 Mitton, Geraldine Edith The Children's Book of Stars Produced by Siobhan Hillman, Brenda Lewis, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Children's Book of Stars" by G. E. Mitton is a children's educational book written in the early 20th century. This work introduces young readers to astronomy and the wonders of the universe, explaining complex concepts in simple and engaging language. It aims to captivate the interest of intelligent children while providing answers to their curious questions about the stars and planets. The opening of the book presents various observations about the Earth, the Moon, and the stars, capturing the imaginative curiosity of children regarding the night sky. Mitton describes how the appearance of objects changes with distance, illustrating the difference between the Moon and stars. The text establishes foundational concepts about celestial movements, including the Earth's rotation and its journey around the Sun, as well as the concept of gravitation affecting everything on Earth. It encourages readers to look at the night sky with wonder and a deeper understanding, setting the stage for further explorations of the solar system. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Astronomy -- Juvenile literature QB Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science - Physics 308789 2025-08-12T04:37:45.677046 text/html 305889 2009-05-17T09:12:08 text/html 1702772 2025-08-12T04:37:50.140039 application/epub+zip 1704453 2025-08-12T04:37:46.411018 application/epub+zip 144533 2025-08-12T04:37:45.997026 application/epub+zip 1886309 2025-08-12T04:37:53.327999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1844246 2025-08-12T04:37:49.607013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203343 2022-09-13T11:35:41.587706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276131 2025-08-12T04:37:45.248023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275939 2009-05-17T09:12:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275951 2009-05-17T09:12:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19963 2025-08-12T04:37:53.464977 application/rdf+xml 14141 2025-08-12T04:37:46.071022 image/jpeg 2381 2025-08-12T04:37:46.035038 image/jpeg 97238 2009-05-17T09:12:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1600646 2009-05-17T09:12:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 97207 2009-05-17T09:12:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1611552 2025-08-12T04:37:45.769057 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia