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FINDING NATURE’S TREASURES 
“The North Star is always in the north. All other 
stars seem to move, but this star does not. You can al¬ 
ways know which way you are going at night if you can 
see the North Star. It is always in the same place in the 
sky. Of course, you know that the sun does not really 
move through the sky. Neither do the stars. It is the 
earth turning around that makes them seem to be mov- 
ing.” 
“Yes, Mother told us about that,” said Buddy. 
“The Big Dipper does not stay all night where it is 
now,” continued Uncle Jack. “It will be up higher in 
the sky after a while, just as the moon will be higher. 
But the North Star will be in just the same place as it 
is now.” 
“How can we tell which is the North Star?” asked 
Marylee. 
“Do you see those two stars which make the side of 
the Dipper that is away from the handle?” asked Uncle 
Jack. 
“Yes, I see them,” answered Buddy. 
“Those two stars always point to the North Star. So 
they are called the Pointers. I have a piece of string 
here. Take hold of each end and pull it so that it will 
be straight.” 
Buddy took an end of the string in each hand and 
pulled it as his uncle told him. 
“Now keep the string straight, but hold your hands 
out in front of you and up towards the Big Dipper. Hold 
one end of the string right on the Pointer star that is 
