Kirsten W. Larson

The Fire of Stars

The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of
Illustrator: Roy, Katherine

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Produktbeschreibung

"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"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Chronicle Books
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 285mm x 233mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781452172873
• ISBN-10: 1452172870
• Artikelnr.: 65603463

Autorenporträt

Kirsten W. Larson used to work with rocket scientists at NASA. Now she writes books for curious kids. She is the author of Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane and A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything, along with several forthcoming titles. She lives near Los Angeles, California, with her family.   Katherine Roy is the award-winning author and illustrator of many science-based books for kids, including her Sibert Honor book Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California’s Farallon Islands and How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African Wild. She is also the illustrator of Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere and of Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars. She lives with her husband and sons in Oregon, where she loves gazing up at the stars.