Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Astronomy - by Sarafina Nance (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Join author Sarafina Nance, a real-life astrophysicist and one of Forbes magazine 30 inspirational women, as she guides you through 22 fascinating pages of fun facts all about the universe. Get lost in captivating illustrations and text about that big wide-open space above us. Did you know that everything you can see, touch, taste, and smell is actually just a teeny tiny part of the Universe? Or that even though Earth has only 1 moon, Jupiter has 79 and Saturn has 82? Or did you know that there is a planet that's made of diamond? Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Astronomy joins the Little Leonardo Fascinating World of series, illustrated by Greg Paprocki.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i><b>Companion book to the Little Leonardo Fascinating World of series featuring basic concepts about what astronomers do and all things space.</b></i></p><p>Join author Sarafina Nance, a real-life astrophysicist and one of Forbes magazine 30 inspirational women, as she guides you through 22 fascinating pages of fun facts all about the universe. Get lost in captivating illustrations and text about that big wide-open space above us. Did you know that everything you can see, touch, taste, and smell is actually just a teeny tiny part of the Universe? Or that even though Earth has only 1 moon, Jupiter has 79 and Saturn has 82? Or did you know that there is a planet that's made of diamond? <i>Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Astronomy</i> joins the Little Leonardo Fascinating World of series, illustrated by Greg Paprocki.</p><p><i>Companion book to the Little Leonardo Fascinating World of series featuring basic concepts about what astronomers do and all things space.</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The book covered everything from stars and what happens when they die to solar systems and planets, to black holes and the composition of the universe, as well as touching upon the electromagnetic spectrum and how scientists learn more about space. While some of the topics covered might be a little advanced for the very youngest readers, introducing them early might just help to spark a lifelong interest in the subject, and that can't be a bad thing."--Sophie Brown "Geek Mom" (9/1/2021 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>"Illustrative, interesting facts about the universe and celestial objects fill this book in a way so easy and so beautiful for children to understand and to learn more about this fascinating subject."--Nerea "Goodreads" (6/9/2021 12:00:00 AM)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Sarafina Nance</b> is an astrophysicist, advocate, writer, speaker, and science communicator whose work has been featured in the <i>BBC</i>, <i>National Geographic</i>, <i>SF Chronicle</i>, <i>Refinery29</i>, and elsewhere. She has published three academic papers in both the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal. She has also discussed astronomy on NPR's Short Wave, has just been selected as one of Arab America's 40 under 40 and one of Forbes' 30 Interesting Women, and hosts an astronomy show called <i>Constellations</i> to an audience of nearly 5 million. She lives in Berkeley, California with her partner and her dog, Comet.</p><p><b>Greg Paprocki</b> works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, as well as previous books in the Little Leonardo series, the BabyLit alphabet book series, the new Count and Find primer series, and <i>The Big Book of Superheroes</i> for Gibbs Smith. His Gibbs Smith titles have sold over 463,788 copies. He lives in Omaha, NE.</p>
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