This book is bright, exciting, and filled with an abundance of information in a small volume.
Readers who enjoy the history of space exploration are in for a wild ride. Imagine Galileo himself narrating a vivid account of the Jupiter probe that was named after him. This work if mostly nonfiction employs dramatic twists in a striking graphic format. You will understand he joys and sorrows of this 17 year project about never giving up in the face of great adversity and seemingly hopeless failure. Thus is a prime example how the impossible became possible through hard work and intelligence. This book is a must a addition to launch younger middle grade and some even younger readers into a continuing fascination with the space program.
Galileo! Galileo! introduces children to NASA's mission to Jupiter. Its colorful spreads and clear diagrams recap half a century of aeronautics research and space missions.
The informal narrative style is witty and sometimes silly and funny. Readers will meet the seventeenth century Italian astronomer who gave the mission its name. Adding to the fun of learning history, are when Heavenly bodies and other inanimate objects get a chance to speak and offer up opinions.
Galileo! Galileo! brings space travel down to earth through comics. ( )