Plot Summary: The Stellarium program enables the user to view stars and their constellations depending on the user's location.
Critical Evaluation: I thought this site and program were fantastic. In our modern world it is difficult for us to see the stars and constellations without finding a remote location without light interference. This would be even more difficult for tweens, who are not yet old enough to drive or go places on their own. This free website would be a great addition to library computers, especially in the teen and children's sections.
Reader's Annotation: Explore your night sky without the hassle of finding a light free location.
Author Bio: The Stellarium website doesn't provide much background information about the developers. It seems to be the brain-child of Chéreau, a young French Research Engineer and computer programmer.
Genre: Science, Non-fiction
Curriculum Ties: A great program to use while studying astronomy.
Booktalking Ideas: Explore the program by showing the night sky in your location.
Reading Level/Interest Age: All Ages
Challenges: None.
Reason for including: When we were researching and collaborating on websites for tweens, Tatjana found the website. I thought it was the best free program I've ever seen and have spent a lot of time messing around with the program. It would be great for libraries and schools to have access to on their computers.
Reason for including: When we were researching and collaborating on websites for tweens, Tatjana found the website. I thought it was the best free program I've ever seen and have spent a lot of time messing around with the program. It would be great for libraries and schools to have access to on their computers.
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