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Starry Messenger: A Book Depicting the Life of a Famous Scientist, Mathematician, Astronomer, Philosopher, Physicist, Galileo Galilei
(Hardcover, 1996)
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Author: Peter Sis
A picture-book biography of Galileo Galilei, the first astronomer to state that the earth is not the...
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0374371911
ISBN-13: 9780374371913
Oct 1996
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Grade:
From 4 to 6
Caldecott Honor Book
Language: English |
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Synopsis
A picture-book biography of Galileo Galilei, the first astronomer to state that the earth is not the center of the universe, but that it and all the other planets revolve around the sun. Watercolor, pen, and rubber-stamp illustrations accompany the text. Named a 1997 Caldecott Honor Book., Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe.
| Details | | Series: | Caldecott Honor Book |
| Size | | Height: | 12.8 in | | Width: | 9.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 16.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"The magic of 'Starry Messenger' is how Mr. Sis manages to tell the relatively complicated story of Galileo in such a simple, straightforward way, accompanied by some of the most gorgeous illustrations imaginable....original and exquisite."
New York Times Book Review - Elizabeth Spires (11/10/1996)
"Art and design are the real draws here: Sis' images combine delicate textural hatching with precise drawing and dreamlike imagery to give the maps and global views the feel of Renaissance geography and the life scenes the landscape of the mind."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Deborah Stevenson (11/19/1996)
"...recounts with feeling the life of Galileo...The illustrations are splendid...A work of art from cover to cover, this book is of rare quality."
Scientific American - Philip & Phylis Morrison
"Like its title, borrowed from that of Galileo's 1610 manuscript, this book is itself a 'starry messenger' of Sis's incomparable imaginative originality."
Washington Post Book World - John Cech (12/08/1996)
"...artfully introduces the fascinating life of Galileo to young readers....The author's take on his exceptional subject avoids the usual, eye-glazing list of accomplishments and gives readers Galileo himself, who always had stars on his mind."
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