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Meet an astronomer and find out about day and night
The astronomer lives in Australia. To see Australia on Earth, look for the pinkish continent.
See Earth at night from space and spot city lights and wildfires
How to spot the group of stars called Orion
Orion was a hunter in ancient Greek myths.
See the Northern Lights, or aurora, in the night sky
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Find out why the Moon changes shape
What are shooting stars?
Shooting stars are also called meteors.
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Meet tiny tarsiers who only come out at night
Dive into the sea at night and watch coral release eggs
This is called coral spawning.
See glow-in-the-dark millipedes
Listen to the sounds different owls make at night
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Find out about some jobs people do at night
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Watch people light lanterns that float up into the night sky
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Join up stars to make pictures in the sky
Pictures made by joining up stars are called constellations.
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The Usborne book of night time
The Usborne book of night time
At night when you are fast asleep, another world awakens... Explore the world of night in this gorgeous picture book and discover nocturnal animals in the countryside, cities that never sleep and the secrets of the night sky. With lots to look at and talk about on every page and links to specially selected websites with more to discover.
Laura studied literature at Cambridge and more literature at Trinity College Dublin. This means she’s read a lot of books, which helps when writing them. Before joining Usborne, she taught English in Barcelona for four years, as well as in Dublin and Cambridge. She now lives in East London with some plants and a lot of vintage clothes.
Explore a world of night in this gorgeous picture book and discover nocturnal animals in the countryside, cities that never sleep and the secrets of the night sky.
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