The fire of stars : the life and brilliance of the woman who discovered what stars are made of / by Kirsten W. Larson ; illustrated by Katherine Roy.
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TextPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cmISBN: - 1452172870
- 9781452172873
- Life and brilliance of the woman who discovered what stars are made of
- QB36.P385 L37 2023
- Design by Mariam Quraishi and Jennifer Tolo Pierce.
- Orbis Pictus Award Nonfiction Honor Book, 2024
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| Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection | QH31 .P29 L27 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800197295 |
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Includes bibliographical references.
Design by Mariam Quraishi and Jennifer Tolo Pierce.
Cecilia Payne’s path to brilliance in astronomy and astrophysics wasn’t a direct one. Readers of this picture biography will learn about her work in botany at Cambridge and her 1938 appointment as an astronomer at Harvard University. (Miller Library Staff)
"Astronomer and astrophysicist Cecilia Payne was the first person to discover what burns at the heart of stars. But she didn't start out as the groundbreaking scientist she would eventually become. She started out as a girl full of curiosity, hoping one day to unlock the mysteries of the universe. With lyrical, evocative text by Kirsten W. Larson and extraordinary illustrations by award-winning illustrator Katherine Roy, 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."--
"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."--
Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and primary school (age 6-12).
Ages 5-8. Chronicle Books.
Grades 2-3. Chronicle Books.
Orbis Pictus Award Nonfiction Honor Book, 2024