Time to learn more, with "Stikky Night Skies: Learn 6 Constellations, 4 Stars, a Planet, a Galaxy, and How to Navigate at Night -- In Around 1 Hour, Guaranteed."

All of that in one hour, you say?

Sure.

But don't expect an ordinary book.

The team behind "Stikky Night Skies" has created something pretty unusual.

Instead of explaining the sky, they show it to you on black pages flecked with white stars and a few white-lettered sentences.

You read the first 121 pages (there are very few words per page), then practice what you learned by spending some time looking at the night sky.

A couple of days later, go back to the book and pick up where you left off.

Don't try to memorize anything.  After all, this isn't school.  Just look at the pages, which show the night sky from different views and give you some basic navigational tools.

After a bit of time, you'll start to get a sense of where things fit.

The constellation Orion, the stars Betelgeuse and Polaris, and the planet Jupiter.  You'll be able to find them in the book and, better yet, the real sky.

You won't need a telescope for any of this.

Of course, it's easier to see stars and planets in a good, dark sky, when they're not fighting against all the light made by big cities.

So this is a great book to take on vacation to a beach or the country.

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If you want to know more about the sky, check out these suggested books, or visit a planetarium or observatory.

"I Wonder Why Stars Twinkle and Other Questions About Space," by Carole Stott.  Good for younger readers.

"Born With a Bang, Book One: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story," by Jennifer Morgan.  How it all began.