Klutz Guide To The Galaxy - Giveaway
The stars have always inspired wonder, but been something that I know very little about. I can locate the North Star, the Big Dipper, and on a good day realize that I’m looking at Venus, not a star. But that has been about the extent of my celestial knowledge. Well... I do know, that if the moon were made of spare ribs, I would most definitely eat it.
The Book
If there’s one thing I love across the board about Klutz books it’s that they are always self contained. By that I mean that everything you need for the activities is included with the book, or is a household item.
This book (Klutz Guide To The Galaxy) seems particularly stuffed to the brim with activities ranging from creating a sundial, to constructing your own telescope. One thing of particular interest in the book is what the author calls a “Galactic Passport.” This passport allows you to write down the dates and names various stars, planets, and other things as you discover them in the sky. As a parent I like the idea of being able to go through and chart the kids’ progress as they explore the sky.
Why Now?The clever folks at Klutz have timed the release of this book with the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower. So if you’re not interested in the book, at least check out the meteor shower. It’s set to peak on April 22nd (for those in the United States). It’s not the biggest meteor shower, but the experts predict that it will produce about 15 meteors per hour during it’s peak.
The GiveawaySince things have been a bit slow around simplefather.com, I’ll be running the giveaway until 11:59 May 3, 2011.
To enter, submit a comment here or drop me a tweet saying what amazes you about our galaxy (Or if you’re an alien, feel free to comment on your galaxy).
On may 4th, 3 people will be chosen at random to receive a copy of the Klutz Guide To The Galaxy. Good luck!
We've recently moved from the city to the country, and can now see so much more of the night sky. My wife & I are teaching the boys what we know of astronomy. The incredible diversity of this galaxy, the stars, nebulas, pulsars, asteroid belts, and so much more, give us a wealth of fun and interesting things to share with them.
I like that Eric Idle sang about the galaxy in Monty Python's Meaning Of Life.
The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding / in all of the directions it can whiz / as fast as it can go / the speed of light you know / twelve million miles a minute and thats the fastest speed there is / so remember when your feeling very small and insecure / how amazingly unlikely is your birth / and pray that there intelligent life somewhere up in space / cause theres bugger all down here on Earth.
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