What Miss Mitchell Saw
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Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual—a comet no one had ever seen before! Miss Mitchell’s extraordinary discovery made her famous the world over and paved the way for her to become America’s first professional female astronomer. Gorgeously illustrated by Diana Sudyka, this moving picture book about a girl from humble beginnings who became a star in the field of astronomy is sure to inspire budding scientists everywhere.
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Hayley Barrett says that fond memories of her own days spent nesting and cocooning with her husband and each of their newborns inspired her to write Babymoon. She lives in eastern Massachusetts.
Diana Sudyka is a Chicago based illustrator. Early on she created screenprinted gig posters for musicians but currently her illustration work focuses on young adult, middle grade, and children’s books. She has illustrated several volumes of the award-winning book series The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart and Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley, as well as Sometimes Rain by Meg Fleming.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781481487597
- Publication Date
- September 3, 2019
- Publisher
- Beach Lane Books
- Page Count
- 40
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
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