Everything on Orion is available in two versions: book in paperback and Spiral Bound. Both have tactile constellations. The spiral version is added to the Text Braille. Credit: Michael E. Bakich
It is difficult for amateur astronomers fully sharing the wonders of the night sky with a child who is not truly compromised. Well, that activity has become a little simpler thanks to All about OrionDean Regas’s new book. This great book (8½ “for 11”) contains 24 pages full of information on the preferred constellation of most people. It is posted by Clikernook Press, a division of the Clikernook Center for the Blind and visually visually in Cincinnati.
The author
Dean Regas previously was the astronomer of the Cincinnati Observatory. He is a well -considered public speaker, author of Six Books, and the celebrity behind the podcast “Looking up”.
Content
Rasses defines first what is a constellation and therefore offers a brief description of how to identify the form of Orion. Below are chapters on single page on three star models directly related to the mythology of Orion: “The seven sisters”, “Scorpius the Scorpion” and “Taurus the Bull”.
Five more chapters- “The Three Belt Stars”, “Bettelgeuse”, “Other bright stars”, “The Orion Nebula” and “The Horsehead Nebula”-they make the brightest stars and the two most famous objects in constellation.
Two other chapters, “Create your constellation” and “make your starry story” allow young readers some creative interaction.
But what distinguishes the book is that the publisher has included translucent pages with raised points that anyone who knows that Braille can read. The pocket book has pages that allow someone to trace the models of the objects discussed on the previous page. The spiral version is added the full text in Braille.
This would be a wonderful addition to the library of each child and will be important for students to visually visually. Nice work, Dean!
