Category Archives: Astronomy

The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything:  The Story of Maria Mitchell by Laura Alary, illustrated by Ellen Rooney

Posted on May 14, 2022 by susanh579

The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything:  The Story of Maria Mitchell by Laura Alary, illustrated by Ellen Rooney.  Kids Can Press, 2022.  9781525303487 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review):  4 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre:  Biography What … Continue reading →

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Only One by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Chuck Groenink

Posted on May 6, 2022 by susanh579

Only One by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Chuck Groenink. Anne Schwartz Books, 2022. 9780399557033 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Starting and ending with … Continue reading →

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to know a starry night by Paul Bogard, with photography by Beau Rogers

Posted on November 15, 2021 by kyurenka

           to know a starry night by Paul Bogard, with photography by Beau Rogers, University of Nevada Press, 2021. 9781647790127 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Everything Awesome about Space and Other Galactic Facts! by Mike Lowery

Posted on November 2, 2021 by susanh579

Everything Awesome about Space and Other Galactic Facts! by Mike Lowery. Orchard Books, 2021. 9781338359749  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Paperback nonfiction,  uncorrected proof What did you like about the book? This volume has everything … Continue reading →

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Skywatcher by Jamie Hogan

Posted on October 14, 2021 by susanh579

Skywatcher by Jamie Hogan. Tilbury House, 2021. 9780884488972 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  Tamen lives with his single mom in a worn building … Continue reading →

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Ada and the Galaxies by Alan Lightman and Olga Pastuchiv,  illustrated by Susanna Chapman

Posted on September 20, 2021 by susanh579

Ada and the Galaxies by Alan Lightman and Olga Pastuchiv,  illustrated by Susanna Chapman. MIT Kids Press, 2021. 9781536215618 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson? by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso

Posted on September 19, 2021 by susanh579

Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson? by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso. Penguin Workshop, 2021. 9780399544361 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback Genre: Biography What did you like about the book? Neil deGrasse Tyson … Continue reading →

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Where Are the Constellations? by Stephanie Sabol

Posted on September 18, 2021 by susanh579

Where Are the Constellations? by Stephanie Sabol. Penguin Workshop, 2021. 9780593223734 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 2 Format: Paperback What did you like about the book? An overview of some of the basic concepts of … Continue reading →

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She Stitched the Stars: A Story of Ellen Harding Baker’s Solar System Quilt – Jennifer Harris, illustrated by Louise Pigott

Posted on July 31, 2021 by susanh579

She Stitched the Stars: A Story of Ellen Harding Baker’s Solar System Quilt – Jennifer Harris, illustrated by Louise Pigott. Albert Whitman, 2021. 9780807573228 Format: Uncorrected proof Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 2  Genre: Historical … Continue reading →

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The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble by Isabelle Marinov, illustrated by Deborah Marcero

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble by Isabelle Marinov, illustrated by Deborah Marcero. Enchanted Lion Books, 9781592703173, 2021 Format:  Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review)  5 What did … Continue reading →

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