James Muirden

Author of A Rhyming History of Britain: 55 B.C.-A.D. 1966

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About the Author

James Muirden is the author of eleven books on astronomy. He spent nine years working as an astronomical optician making telescopes before receiving a teaching degree at Exeter University, and is now Project Publications Officer for the Schools Health Education Unit at Exeter. He lives with his show more wife and two children in Exeter, England show less

Includes the name: James Muirden

Disambiguation Notice:

According to Library of Congress, this author writes both about rhyming and astronomy.

Series

Kingfisher Pocket Book

Works by James Muirden

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A Rhyming History of Britain: 55 B.C.-A.D. 1966 (2003) 248 copies, 4 reviews

The amateur astronomer's handbook (1968) 148 copies

How To Use An Astronomical Telescope (1985) 119 copies, 1 review

Stars and Planets (Visual Factfinder) (1964) 117 copies, 1 review

Shakespeare Well-Versed: A Rhyming Guide to All His Plays (2004) 110 copies

The Kingfisher Visual Factfinder (1993) — Author — 96 copies

Seeing Stars (Super Smarts Series) (1998) 70 copies, 2 reviews

Astronomy With Binoculars (1976) 50 copies

Arco Astronomy Handbook (1982) 32 copies, 1 review

The Cosmic Verses: A Rhyming History of the Universe (2006) 30 copies

Going to the Moon (Stepping Stones) (1987) 28 copies

Pocket Book of Astronomy (Kingfisher pocket books) (1983) 28 copies

Sky Watcher's Handbook: The Expert Reference Source for the Amateur Astronomer (1993) 22 copies

Astronomy With a Small Telescope (1985) 19 copies

Planets (Little Library) (1994) 14 copies

The Superbook of Our Universe (Willowisp Superbooks) (1986) 14 copies

Precautionary Tales for Grandparents: Some of Which May be Read to the Young for Their Moral Improvement (2008) 13 copies

The Rhyming Bible: From the Creation to Revelation (2009) 13 copies

Kingfisher Pocket Guide to the Night Sky (2006) 12 copies

100 Great Brits: A Rhyming History from Bede to Beckham (2007) 11 copies

Astronomy (Larousse Field Guides) (1995) 11 copies

Guide to Astronomy (1972) 11 copies

Observer's Guide to Halley's Comet (1985) 9 copies

How Do We Know Einstein Was Right? (1994) 8 copies

The earth's neighbors (Finding out about science) 8 copies

About Stars and Planets (1987) 8 copies

Beginner's guide to astronomical telescope making (1975) 8 copies

The Kingfisher Astronomy Handbook (1982) 8 copies

The Pan Book of Astronomy 7 copies

Astronomy for Amateurs (1969) 7 copies

Our Universe (1978) 7 copies

The Universe (Picture Facts) 5 copies

The Universe (Junior Illustrated Encyclopaedia) (1991) 3 copies

Csillagok és bolygók (1997) 2 copies

The Young Astronomer's Handbook (1977) 2 copies

Astronomie handboek (1983) 2 copies

Los Planetas (Pequena Biblioteca) (Spanish Edition) (1995) 2 copies

The Stars & Planets (2003) 1 copy

Arvoituksellinen avaruus (1979) 1 copy

Picture Facts Planet Earth 1 copy

Space intruder (1965) 1 copy

To the Moon and Back (Kingfisher Read-about Books) (1992) 1 copy

Bolygók és csillagok (2010) 1 copy

How do we know about the universe? (1995) 1 copy

Stars and Planets -- An Introduction to the Wonders of Modern Astronomy 1 copy

Cyfres Ffaith i Ti! Gweld Ser (Welsh Edition) (2002) 1 copy

Los vecinos de la tierra (La ciencia al descubierto) 1 copy

ASTRONOMY DATA BOOK- SECOND EDITION 1 copy

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Observational Astronomy for Amateurs (1927) — some editions — 102 copies

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Birthdate: 1942
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Disambiguation notice: According to Library of Congress, this author writes both about rhyming and astronomy.

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A Rhyming History of Britain: 55 B.C.-A.D. 1966 by James Muirden

I chose this book because I thought its rhymes would help me learn British history, but it absolutely did not work. There are so many damned royals named Charles, Edward, William, James, or Henry, it's just impossible to keep them and their role in history straight. Now, aside from not sticking in my head at all, the book was fine. In fact, it was pretty fun to read. So good for general fun reading, but probably not for learning/retaining info.

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blueskygreentrees | 3 other reviews | Jul 30, 2023 |

Seeing Stars: The Night Sky (Bright Sparks) by James Muirden

Seeing Stars is a science picture book by James Muirden brings readers on a journey across the universe as they learn how a star is born. This is an in depth knowledge of what a star is, what they're made of, how they come to be, and what we use them for, that takes the important information to keep it understandable for young children. Muirden's book also includes information about gravity, solar systems, astronomy, and galaxies all with fantastic art. A teacher can use this in bits and pieces as the beginning of a science lesson to teach young children the contents of our universe.… (more)

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Jtreed | 1 other review | Apr 16, 2016 |

How to use an astronomical telescope : a beg… by James Muirden

A beginner's guide to observing the cosmos. Everything you need to know about purchasing, mounting telescopes, and observing the Sun, Moon, Planets, Stars, Comets and Galaxies.

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paamember | Jan 13, 2016 |

Stars and Planets by James Muirden

Stars and Planets is a very informative and interesting book. Muriden explains new vocabulary on each page, and then provides multiple examples for each! We learn all about the different life stages of stars, constallations, and different planets. However, the book is a bit overwhelming because it covers so many topics. This book would be great for a review though on the Solar System, after the students are already familiar with the vocabulary.

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awoodham93 | Jan 17, 2013 |

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