The fire of stars the life and brilliance of the woman who discovered what stars are made of
"This moving biography powerfully parallels the kindling of Cecilia Payne's own curiosity and her scientific career with the process of a star's birth, from mere possibility in an expanse of space to an eventual, breathtaking explosion of light"--
| Main Author: | Larson, Kirsten W. (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Roy, Katherine (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
San Francisco :
Chronicle Books,
[2023]
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"This moving biography powerfully parallels the kindling of Cecilia Payne's own curiosity and her scientific career with the process of a star's birth, from mere possibility in an expanse of space to an eventual, breathtaking explosion of light"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
48 pages illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 x 28 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 5-8. Grades 2-3. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781452172873 1452172870 |
| Author Notes: |
Katherine Roy is the award-winning author and illustrator of many science-based books for kids, including her Sibert Honor book Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands and How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African Wild . She is also the illustrator of Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere and of Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars . She lives with her husband and sons in Oregon, where she loves gazing up at the stars. |