We, the Curious Ones

Written by Marion Dane Bauer · Illustrated by Hari and Deepti

Part of the Wondrous World series

Poems trace how humans have explained the universe, from myth to modern science.

40 pages· ~510L· AR ~2.9

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Since the beginning, people have told stories to explain the universe, from early myths to modern science, yet most of what is out there is still a mystery. Marion Dane Bauer's poetry and Hari & Deepti's cut-paper art celebrate a changing, growing universe and the curious, storytelling humans who keep trying to understand it.

From the publisher

Shimmering poetry and stunning cut-paper art portray epic concepts--the evolving biography of the universe and the symbiotic relationship between science and story. Since the beginning, humans have created stories about the universe. From early mythology to modern-day science is a long journey, yet 95 percent of the world "out there" remains a mystery. What will we believe tomorrow? Marion Dane Bauer's glowing poetry combines with Hari & Deepti's intricate cut-paper illustrations, dazzling with light and shadow, to celebrate an active, vital, changing, and growing universe. They also show how we humans--the curious ones, the storytellers--are active, vital, changing, and growing, too. In a comprehensive afterword, the author tracks formative contributions to the study of the universe by Western and non-Western civilizations over the centuries.

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