The Friendly Stars

by Martha Evans Martin, Donald H. Menzel

Delightful book full of the lore and science of astronomy. Covers the names, light, and distance of the stars, double stars, constellations, and more in an informative and engaging style, entertaining and instructive. "The rich history and lore of the stars presented in an intriguing manner." — Columbus Dispatch . 25 illustrations. 16 x 30 chart.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Space, Astronomy

147 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 1964

Reviews

[Lafcadio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Friendly, indeed! This book tells about stars, constellation by constellation. There is a large fold-out star map glued in the back.

[Gail Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most charming and accessible astronomy book I’ve read yet. This revised edition is from the 1960’s, but still accurate enough 60 years later. Except for poor demoted Pluto.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though the information in the book is likely slightly irrelevent now the book made me want to go befriend the stars and watchtower every night.