P OETR Y MyStars WrittenbyDinaAnastasio • IllustratedbyLenEpstein www.readinga-z.com MyStars AReadingA–ZPoetryBook•WordCount:152 Visitwww.readinga-z.comforthousandsofbooksandmaterials MyStars ©LearningA–Z,Inc WrittenbyDinaAnastasio IllustratedbyLenEpstein Allrightsreserved www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com WrittenbyDinaAnastasio IllustratedbyLenEpstein MyStars DistancefromSunto Earth:92,900,000miles (149,476,000km) Youcouldtravelthe distancefromEarthtothe Sunabout266,875times beforereachingProxima Centauri Whydoesmyroofofstarsappear Tobesovery,verynear Whenevennearbyeveningstars Arereallyvery,veryfar? Atnight,whenallthestarsarebright, Ithinkabouttheirtwinklinglight Tinydiamondsdotthesky Iwatchthemallandwonderwhy DistancefromSunto ProximaCentauri, theneareststar: 24,792,710,570,256miles (39,900,000,000,000km) Beyondthemoon,beyondthesun, Thestarscontinue,neverdone Sometogether,somealone, Waitingtobefoundandknown Acrab,adipper,snake,andbear Iseeabullanddogupthere GroupsofstarsI’vecometoknow, Nighttimefriendswhocomeandgo. Sowhat’sthecloseststartome? Canyouguesswhatitmightbe? Aspinningballofred-hotgas, Amassive,shining,yellowmass Astarthatshinesthroughouttheday Atnightitseemstogoaway Allstarsaresuns,butthisisone That’soverhead.It’scalledourSun ... beforereachingProxima Centauri Whydoes my roofof stars appear Tobesovery,verynear Whenevennearbyevening stars Arereallyvery,veryfar? Atnight,whenallthe stars arebright, Ithinkabouttheirtwinklinglight... Allrightsreserved www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com WrittenbyDinaAnastasio IllustratedbyLenEpstein My Stars DistancefromSunto Earth:92,900,000miles (149,476,000km) Youcouldtravelthe distancefromEarthtothe.. .My Stars ©LearningA–Z,Inc WrittenbyDinaAnastasio IllustratedbyLenEpstein Allrightsreserved