Skygazing

Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping. Kerry Hyndman has created rich, textured illustrations for a number of clients including The Times, BBC, and Waitrose, as well as other publishers. She illustrated Faber & Faber's Survivors, which won the Blue Peter Book Award 2017, and went on to illustrate the rest of the series.

Daytime half of book: Bright skies • Stories of the sky • Sun: what it is, how it makes day and night, mythology • Sun and shadow: make a sundial • Clouds • Storms • Water from the sky • Weird weather • Birds • Insects • Gliding • Aircraft • Balloons and blimps • Hi-tech sky • Dusk. Nighttime half of book: Dark night • Night stories • Stars and constellations • Stargazing • Planets • Moon • Strange sights • Shooting stars • Bats • Owls and other night birds • Moths • City lights • Satellites • Auroras • Dawn.