The stuff of stars
Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was . . . nothing. But then . . . BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that some exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. Into us. Newbery Honor winner Marion Dan...
| Main Author: | Bauer, Marion Dane (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Holmes, Ekua (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Somerville, Massachusetts :
Candlewick Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was . . . nothing. But then . . . BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that some exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. Into us. Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Caldecott Honor winner Ekua Holmes share this gorgeous exploration of how the universe was formed, and how each new child is also made of stardust. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780763678838 076367883X |
| Author Notes: |
After her children were born, Bauer decided to try her hand at writing. She started out with a children's picture book, but discovered that youg adult novels were more to her taste. After making a career out of writing, Bauer became the first Faculty Chair at Vermont College for the only Master of Fine Arts in Writing program devoted exclusively to writing for children and young adults. Bauer is the author of more than forty books for young people. She has won many awards, including a Jane Addams Peace Association Award for her novel Rain of Fire and an American Library Association Newbery Honor Award for On My Honor and the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for the body of her work. Her picture book My Mother is Mine was a New York Times bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) |