Auroras (First Books - Science Series)

by Donna Walsh Shepherd Author

Gr 4-6--Shepherd discusses what auroras are, where they are found, and how they occur. She also provides basic information on the various types, how scientists study them, and how to view and photograph them. The book begins with a young Alaskan Native boy who recalls various legends and stories his grandmother has told him about the auroral lights in the Arctic sky. The author also interweaves stories about how people around the world have attempted to explain the phenomena and scientific discoveries that added information about them. It is these stories along with the full-color photographs and reproductions that will be of greatest interest to students.