ECLIPSE

ECLIPSE by Kelsey Oseid

Eclipse: Our Sky's Most Dazzling Phenomenon by Kelsey Oseid is a GREAT book to get your hands on if you are into the upcoming eclipse. Measuring just over 6"x6", with 97 pages of text, this little book is packed with lots of great information. Covering topics such as eclipses mentioned in history, mythology, basic terminology explained in easy to understand terms, different types of eclipses, eclipse chasers and more, this little book presents a feast for you to choose from without feeling overwhelming. (I'll give you a peek at it in the comments!)

Filling the pages are Oseid's wonderful illustrations. They bring about a folksy feeling to the book and make it feel more welcoming and less text bookish. They're probably one of the reasons the book went home with me.

HEADS UP- There are some brief mentions of evolutionary thought.

 In one of the myth explanations " the sun and moon are depicted as lovers, meeting only in the darkness of a total solar eclipse so that we cannot watch their rare union."

At one point Oseid tries to give an explanation on the Biblical accounts of the sun standing still as possibly stemming from an "optical illusion."