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Maria's Comet
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Deborah Lanino (illustrator) and
Deborah Hopkinson
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Publication date
February 1, 2003
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Easy Fiction
ISBN-13
9780689856785
ISBN-10
0689856784
Dimensions
0.25 by 8.25 by 10.50 in.
Weight
0.30 lbs.
Original list price
$8.99
Other format details
juvenile
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Finding Wonders | Women in Science | Fannie in the Kitchen | Owen & Mzee | Maria Mitchell | Look Up! | My Name Is Not Isabella | Maria Mitchell | Girls Who Looked Under Rocks
Finding Wonders | Women in Science | Fannie in the Kitchen | Owen & Mzee | Maria Mitchell | Look Up! | My Name Is Not Isabella | Maria Mitchell | Girls Who Looked Under Rocks
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Loosely based on the childhood of America's first female astronomer, Maria Mitchell, this book recounts the longing of a young nineteenth-century woman to gaze at the stars through her father's telescope, instead of sewing and cleaning like other girls. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Maria's wish burns as brightly as a star.
Maria longs to be an astronomer and imagines all the strange worlds she can travel to by looking though her papa's telescope. One night Maria gets her chance to look through the telescope. For the first time, she sees the night sky stretching endlessly above her, and her dream of exploring constellations seems close enough to touch.
In this story, inspired by the life of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer, "viewers will find the cobalt-blue nights, lit with constellations that make imaginary (and actual) pictures in the sky, every bit as attractive as Maria does."
Maria longs to be an astronomer and imagines all the strange worlds she can travel to by looking though her papa's telescope. One night Maria gets her chance to look through the telescope. For the first time, she sees the night sky stretching endlessly above her, and her dream of exploring constellations seems close enough to touch.
In this story, inspired by the life of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer, "viewers will find the cobalt-blue nights, lit with constellations that make imaginary (and actual) pictures in the sky, every bit as attractive as Maria does."
Editions
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Deborah Lanino (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Aladdin Paperbacks (February 1, 2003); titled "Maria's Comet"
9780689856785 | details & prices | 8.25 × 10.50 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.30 lbs | List price $8.99
About: As a young girl, budding astronomer Maria Mitchell dreams of searching the night sky and some day finding a new comet.
About: As a young girl, budding astronomer Maria Mitchell dreams of searching the night sky and some day finding a new comet.
School and Library
With Deborah Lanino (other contributor) |
from Atheneum (September 1, 1999); titled "Maria's Comet"
9780689815010 | details & prices | 9.00 × 11.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.95 lbs | List price $16.00
About: As a young girl, budding astronomer Maria Mitchell dreams of searching the night sky and some day finding a new comet
About: As a young girl, budding astronomer Maria Mitchell dreams of searching the night sky and some day finding a new comet
Reinforced
from Demco Media (April 1, 2002); titled "Maria's Comet"
9780606283601 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.00 × 0.25 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.85
About: Maria's wish burns as brightly as a star.
About: Maria's wish burns as brightly as a star.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (March 1, 2003); titled "Maria's Comet"
9780613604260 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.80 lbs | List price $18.40
About: As a young girl, budding astronomer Maria Mitchell dreams of searching the night sky and some day finding a new comet.
About: As a young girl, budding astronomer Maria Mitchell dreams of searching the night sky and some day finding a new comet.
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