The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars - by Isabelle Marinov (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This beautifully illustrated biography of Edwin Hubble explores the curiosity that he possessed from a young age, and the many questions that he asked about our universe. This book invites children to ponder these questions as well: how many stars are in the sky? How did the universe begin? Where did it come from?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>This beautifully illustrated biography of Edwin Hubble explores the curiosity that he possessed from a young age, and the many questions that he asked about our universe. This book invites children to ponder these questions as well: how many stars are in the sky? How did the universe begin? Where did it come from?</b><br></p><p></p><p><b><br></b></p><p>This is the story of Edwin Hubble, a boy fascinated by the stars who surmounted many hurdles to follow his dreams of becoming an astronomer. Using the insights of great mathematicians and endlessly observing the sky, he succeeded in confirming two things that altered human life forever: that there are more galaxies than our own, and that the universe is always expanding. Hubble's message to us is to find peace in the vastness of the mystery surrounding us, and to be curious. "We do now know why we are born into the world," he said, "but we can try to find out what sort of world it is."</p><p><br></p><p>A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids of 2021, a EUREKA! Nonfiction Children's Book Honor Award Winner (California Reading Association), and an <em>Air & Space Magazine </em>Best Children's Book of 2021, with Starred Reviews from <i>Kirkus</i> and <i>Publishers Weekly.</i></p><p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>★ A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids of 2021 </b>★ <b>A EUREKA! Nonfiction Children's Book Honor Award Winner (California Reading Association) </b>★ <strong>An <em>Air & Space Magazine </em>Best Children's Book of 2021 </strong><strong>★</strong><p></p><p><br></p><p>★ "Marinov and Marcero pair up to create this visually striking biography of astronomer Edwin Hubble, whose insatiable curiosity led to groundbreaking discoveries about the cosmos in the early 20th century. Straightforward storytelling details young Hubble's early obsession with the sky throughout his Missouri childhood and first career as a teacher and basketball coach, then his transition into astronomy, while mixed-media illustrations evoke the immenseness of the universe in compositions, including an impressive gatefold, that emphasize star-studded skies. Paneled vignettes pace the story, while diagrams and maps extend the narrative and illustrate astrophysical phenomena (e.g., a lunar eclipse). Back matter, including author and illustrator notes and a brief biography, further explains Hubble's major contributions to astronomy--helping show the universe's sprawling size and adding evidence to the theory that it's expanding--concluding a book that should spark the imagination of young sky-watchers while introducing the scientist for whom a modern space telescope is named. " <b>--STARRED REVIEW, <i>Publishers Weekly</i></b></p><p><b><i><br></i></b></p><p>★ "This biography of astronomer Edwin Hubble, once a boy looking up at the night sky, is a tribute to his life's work and the joys of staying curious...After his father's death, he followed his dreams, worked at Mount Wilson Observatory, studied galaxies, and proved both that the universe is much bigger than was previously thought--depicted in a striking double gatefold--and that it is expanding. The spreads featuring sprawling night skies dotted with stars are especially beguiling. And the book's lovely pacing affords ample space to pay tribute to the sense of wonder that guided Hubble throughout his life, the repeated refrain being a set of three questions, printed in silver type, that haunted him: "How many stars are in the sky? How did the universe begin? Where did it come from?" The portion of the book about his discovery that the Andromeda Nebula is a separate galaxy gives credit where it's due, paying tribute to Henrietta Swan Leavitt, an astronomer whose work came before Hubble's. The story's concluding direct address to readers--'Look....Look up at the stars'--is genuinely inspiring. Lively and wondrous--readers will be star-struck." <b>--STARRED REVIEW, <i>Kirkus<br></i></b></p><p><b><i><br></i></b></p><p>"The cyclical nature of many scientific phenomena provides writers with ready-made narrative structures, but a human life story can be tricky to handle in a picture book: What to include, what to leave out when you have so few words and pages? In <i>The Boy Whose Head Was Filled With Stars</i>, Isabelle Marinov and Deborah Marcero get it just right. Edwin Hubble is a colossal figure in astronomy. His research proved that the Milky Way is just one among an infinite number of galaxies. He's difficult to summarize. Beginning with the words 'Edwin was a curious boy, ' Marinov succeeds in distilling Hubble's life to the essence of youthful curiosity, bringing readers back time and again to the three key questions to which he sought answers: 'How many stars are in the sky? How did the universe begin? Where did it come from?' (themselves typeset in a glimmering silver foil). Marcero's tender illustrations remind readers on every page that the experience of looking at a dark, starry sky shaped Edwin's life." <b><i>--New York Times<br></i></b></p><p><b><i><br></i></b></p><p><em>"</em>As a child in Missouri, Edwin Hubble would sit alone outside at night looking up at the stars, and wonder: <em>How many stars are in the sky? How did the universe begin? Where did it come from?</em> In 1897, on his eighth birthday, Edwin received a wonderful gift: a telescope built by his grandfather... It wasn't until 1914, after his father's death, that Edwin returned to astronomy, eventually making astonishing discoveries: He would identify that the Andromeda nebula was a separate galaxy, and later, he would discover that the universe was expanding. In 1990, in honor of these discoveries and more, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. Macero's impressive illustrations emphasize the vastness of space; back matter--including author and illustrator notes--introduce young sky-watchers to young Edwin and the questions that beguiled him." <b>--</b><em><b>Air & Space Magazine</b></em></p><p></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Isabelle Marinov</b> speaks four languages fluently, but for a reason that defies her, English is her preferred language for prose. She likes to write across genres and has always been fascinated by physics and astronomy, but since her brain wasn't wired for those, she studied law instead. <i>The Boy Whose Head Was Filled With Stars</i> marks Isabelle's picture book debut. You can visit her at www.isabellemarinov.com and follow her on Instagram @isabelle.marinov.<p><b><br></b></p><p><b>Deborah Marcero</b> is the author and illustrator of <i>In A Jar</i> (Putnam) and <i>My Heart Is A Compass</i> (LBYR). Deborah has always loved photographing starry night skies, but by painting the stars through the discoveries of Edwin Hubble, the universe became much more vast than it was before for her, too. You can find more of Deborah's books and drawings at deborahmarcero.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram @deborahmarcero.</p>
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