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Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei Paperback – Picture Book, January 1, 2000

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  1. Reading age
    6 - 10 years
  2. Print length
    40 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    1 - Kindergarten
  5. Lexile measure
    830L
  6. Dimensions
    9 x 0.15 x 11.95 inches
  7. Publisher
    Square Fish
  8. Publication date
    January 1, 2000
  9. ISBN-10
    0374470278
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0374470272
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“An original...Sis celebrates the life, ideas, and genius of Galileo in a picture book that achieves a brilliance of its own.” ―Starred, Booklist

“Original and exquisite...Sis manages to tell the relatively complicated story of Galileo in such a simple, straightforward way, accompanied by some of the most gorgeous illustrations imaginable.” ―The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Peter Sís is an internationally acclaimed illustrator, author, and filmmaker. He was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, and attended the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London. Peter is a seven-time winner of The New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, a two-time Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honoree, and has won the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal twice. Peter's books, Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei, Tibet through the Red Box, and The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain were all named Caldecott Honor books by the American Library Association. The Wall was also awarded the Robert F. Sibert Medal.

In addition, Peter Sís is the first children’s book illustrator to win the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. He was chosen to deliver the 2012 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture for the Association for Library Service to Children. Peter won the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Award. This award is considered the most prestigious in international children's literature, given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People.

Peter Sís lives in the New York City area with his wife and children.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Square Fish; Reprint edition (January 1, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0374470278
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0374470272
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 10 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 830L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - Kindergarten
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.15 x 11.95 inches
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Barry Schwartz
5.0 out of 5 stars Changed my childhood
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Children's Book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful artwork. Interesting information about astronomy and Galileo.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love Peter Sis's styling of his books
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5.0 out of 5 stars School Use
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1.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to read aloud, and misleading. Check primary sources.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and super cool book
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GK
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
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Atharva
4.0 out of 5 stars Depicting the life of Galileo through Art
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4.0 out of 5 stars Depicting the life of Galileo through Art
Reviewed in India on February 29, 2020
A simple and stunningly illustrated, a very short biography of Galileo. It is actually a work of great art than telling of a biography. Illustrations by Peter Sis are impressive to make the book a treasure of one's library. Size of the book is quite large which make the illustrations look gorgeous.
There are certain text in cursive which are terribly annoying because of its small size and weird placement on the page. At certain times, I had to use magnifying glass to read it. I dont know whether it is some form of modern art !

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David Ashton Hill
5.0 out of 5 stars Encouraging Youth towards Science
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2014
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1.0 out of 5 stars Dissatisfied with the book. Want to return it.
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Carlo Adinolfi
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful illustrations for stargazers of all ages
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