Author: Mitton, Jacqueline; Balit, Christina (illustrator); Tirion, Wil (star maps).
Title: Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations.
Description: Sydney, Mascot Koala Book Company, 1998. 1st Australian ed. Hardback oblong quarto, very good condition, pictorial cover, illustrated endpapers, colour drawings, few light creases last page, minor edgewear. 24 pp. Zoo in the Sky. A children's picture book by Jacqueline Mitton, being a magical tour of the skies, featuring 19 constellations named after animals, birds and fishes. The poetic text, supplemented by sky maps and background information about the stars, combines with the beautiful incandescent paintings by Christina Balit to create a book that will fascinate children of all ages. Australian edition. ISBN: 0864611374

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