Big Stars for a little star, (Hardcover)
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| Management number | 251662298 | Release Date | 2026/09/26 | List Price | US$7.58 | Model Number | 251662298 | ||
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<p>This book was written by an astronomy professor for his first grand-daughter.</p><p></p><p>It uses a simple poem to describe his work on hot, bright, Big Stars.</p><p></p><p>Such stars are so bright that their light pushes their surface layers away into stellar winds.</p><p></p><p>And their cores cook the complex elements needed for life.</p><p></p><p>So when they end their lives as giant supernova explosions: </p><p></p><p>"This spits complex atoms back out into space, </p><p>where with eons of add-ons they made your cute face.</p><p></p><p>Thus Big Stars helped you become what you are, </p><p>so are reborn anew, in you, little star."</p><p></p><p>The poem is enhanced by colorful, professional illustrations, augmented by images of actual astronomical objects made by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.</p>
- Big Stars for a little star, (Hardcover)
- Author: Stan Owocki
- ISBN: 9798869389220
- Format: Hardcover
- Publication Date: 2024-06-10
- Page Count: 24
| Book format | Hardcover |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | Children's Books |
| Publication date | June, 2024 |
| Pages | 24 |
| Reading level | Grade 3 |
| Age range | 3 - 10 Years |
| Subgenre | Science & Nature |
| Series title | No Series |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Stan Owocki |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Edu focus | Solar System & Astronomy |
| Is collectible | N |
| Illustrator | Garcia |
| Binding type | Case Binding |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 8.50 x 0.25 x 8.50 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.61 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Juvenile Nonfiction |
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