Plano Reads: Eclipse Recommendations

On April 8, 2024 the moon will pass between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the face of the Sun. This eclipse will make its way across the US, stretching from Texas to Maine. Plano will start to experience the eclipse at around 1:40pm. We will experience a total solar eclipse – this means that the sun will be blocked completely by the moon. The sky will darken like it is dusk.  

All five Plano Library locations will host Solar Eclipse Spectaculars with STEAM activities for all ages and solar eclipse viewing. As you prepare for the eclipse, enjoy these books from the library! 

For Kids: 

• A Few Beautiful Moments: Experiencing a Solar Eclipse by Kate Allen Fox 
• Eclipse Chaser: Science in the Moon’s Shadow by Llima Loomis 
• Eclipses by Jane P. Gardner 
• Sky Gazing: A Guide to the Moon, Sun, Planets, Stars, Eclipses, Constellations by Meg Thacher 
• When Moon Became the Moon by Rob Hodgson 
• Thank you, Moon by Melissa Stewart 
• Casting Shadows: Solar and Lunar Eclipses with the Planetary Society by Bruce Betts 
• What is a Solar Eclipse? By Dana Meachen Rau 
• Sun! One in a Billion by Stacy McAnulty 

For Adults: 

• Easy Astro Photography: Shooting the Night Sky by David Skernick 
• In the Shadow of the Moon by Anthony F. Aventi 
• American Eclipse by David Baron 
• Mask of the Sun by John Dvorak 
• Sky to Space by Stephen S. Fentress 
• Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon by F. E. Close 
• 50 Things to See in the Sky by Sarah Barker 
• Sun, Moon, Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses by Tyler E. Nordgren 
• Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made us Who We Are by Rebecca Boyle