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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Two stories are told in tandem, with two different illustration styles: the birth of a star, and the life of Cecilia, who grows up to be a scientist who discovers what stars are made of. Absolutely stellar. Back matter: Cecilia Payne: Science Superstar (biography), "A Star is Born" with illustrations, poetic description, and scientific explanation, timeline (born 1900 - died 1979), bibliography. Appropriately starry endpapers.
A stellar subject, breathtaking artwork, and unique layout set this biography for young readers apart from the rest. PremiosListas de sobresalientes
"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"-- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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with the birth of a scientific mind." Roy's visuals perfectly capture the parallel stories, star and scientist, with the two
texts interlocking into a seamless, dazzling whole.