As a small boy, we lived near the airport and could hear the loud jet airplanes overhead. Our home was located right below the flight path for arrivals and departures. Many years later, I continue watching for airplanes as they fly over. I studied aviation in college and liked the flying lessons most of all. I love star gazing and watching for the planets and constellations with each new season.How did all of this happen? Our Sun and Moon appear to be the same size from our vantage point on Earth, even though they are millions of miles apart. Our Sun is more than 100 times larger than our Moon, and yet a full Moon, occupies the same amount of space in our sky, as the Sun.Author's website:adamoblad.blogspot.comMy second book was published August 22, 2022. Here is a favorable review from BookTrib:Local Children’s Author shares new book: “I Am the Bright and Morning Star”.What's it About? This book shares the gospel message with children through astronomy, providing them with an understanding of the planets, and our solar system.Adam Oblad is an author who enjoys sharing the gospel message with children through astronomy. In his delightful I Am the Bright and Morning Star (Christian Faith Publishing), he shares relevant lessons from the scriptures while teaching important truths.Oblad writes in an entertaining and engaging manner that will resonate with children. He starts out with some fun facts. For example, did you know that the moon is 239,000 miles from the Earth – or the same distance as walking along the Great Wall of China 18 times?All this is a way to get into a discussion about the solar system, its planets and their respective distances. As it turns out, Oblad notes, Venus, the second planet from the sun and the one right next to Earth, was given a special orbit through space, allowing it to be seen from Earth in the morning and the evening. Hence, it is the “morning star” and “evening star” – even though Venus is not a star at all, it’s a planet!Tells the Story of Religious Figures. While Venus moves curiously about within the heavens, the author explains that Venus is constantly telling us the wonderful gospel story. The orbit that Venus follows around the Sun was designed in the beginning by Jesus, for His specific purpose.Oblad explains the special path followed by Venus, creates different phases on Earth, each corresponding with important moments in the life of Jesus.Gentle and creative approach. Parents will find I Am the Bright and Morning Star as a simple book with a simple message, expressed with joy both charmingly and delicately by the author. The book’s illustrations serve to further attract young children to the book and its message.Without taking a heavy-handed approach at all in delivering his message, Oblad has let children in on some fun storytelling and some life lessons – that’s the formula for encouraging our young readers.books available via Amazon: I am the bright and morning Star:https://amzn.to/3F6FMODHis name is John son of Elizabeth and Zacharias: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1639613307Read more about this authorRead less about this author