9781910277690-191027769X-The Skies Above My Eyes (Look Closer)

The Skies Above My Eyes (Look Closer)

ISBN-13: 9781910277690
ISBN-10: 191027769X
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Charlotte Guillain
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: words & pictures
Format: Hardcover 20 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781910277690
ISBN-10: 191027769X
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Charlotte Guillain
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: words & pictures
Format: Hardcover 20 pages

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The Skies Above My Eyes (Look Closer) (ISBN-13: 9781910277690 and ISBN-10: 191027769X), written by authors Charlotte Guillain, was published by words & pictures in 2018. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Skies Above My Eyes (Look Closer) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.61.

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Have you ever looked up and wondered what's going on high up in the skies above your eyes? Take a journey up into the air, through the atmosphere, way out into space, and back down to Earth in this richly illustrated concertina book.

Zoom past the technology that fills our skies, from helicopters, fighter jets, weather balloons, to satellites, hang-gliders, and hot-air balloons. Discover the insects and animals that whizz through the skies, explore the layers of the atmosphere, and travel through the solar system and out to the galaxies far beyond. The follow up to The Street Beneath My Feet, which dug down to the center of the Earth, this expansive concertina book opens out to an impressive length of over 8 feet, perfect for inquisitive young minds.

Begin your journey from the sidewalk of a busy city. Look up beyond the traffic lights, utility wires, and skyscrapers. Unfold the connected pages to reveal the incredible man-made sights that you would see 12 miles above (a weather balloon), 30 miles above (a rocket blasting a capsule into space), 62 miles above (a space plane and satellites), 250 miles above (the International Space Station), 235,000 miles above (the Moon), and through our Solar System.

Turn to the top of the other side to make your way beyond the Solar System to the hundreds of billions of galaxies filled with stars and planets we haven't discovered yet. Then start your journey back down through the amazing natural wonders you would see 6,200 miles above (a comet), 55 miles above (meteoroids burning up as they enter Earth's atmosphere), 7 miles above (a cumulonimbus cloud bringing thunder and lightning), 1 mile above (migrating storks), and down through the mountains, past trees, bats, and butterflies to finally reach the ground again—this time in a grassy clearing of a forest, where you can imagine yourself lying on your back wondering at the thought of the whole universe above your head.

From jet trails to comets' tails, enjoy amazing sights as you journey through the skies.
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