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Moonbeam Children's Book Award

About the Author

Joan Marie Galat was born in Washington D.C. and lived in Virginia, Alaska and Maryland before her family settled in Edmonton, Alberta. As a child,... read about this author

Moonbeam Children's Book Award

2008

Joan Marie Galat's Dot to Dot in the Sky series won gold in the Educational, Science, History, etc. Activity Book category. 

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards is presented by Jenkins Group and Independent Publisher Online. These awards are designed to bring increased recognition to children’s books and their creators, in addition to supporting childhood literacy and life-long reading. Awards are given out in 30 categories, which cover a wide range of subjects, styles and age groups that children’s books are written and published in today.

About The Book

Stories of the Zodiac is the fourth book in the best-selling Dot to Dot in the Sky series, blending sky science with ancient myths. The adventures of gods, animals and heroes are illustrated in the 12 zodiac constellations. Each constellation presents a Greek myth to discover and myriad celestial objects to explore, including nebulae, multiple star systems and meteor showers. Discover how the constellations have been used to create horoscopes that... Read more