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The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything

The Story of Maria Mitchell

ISBN-13: 9781525303487

Contributor(s): Laura Alary (author), Ellen Rooney (illustrated by)

Subjects: Childrens General Non Fiction

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Publisher Imprint: Kids Can Press

Publication Date: 12-05-2022

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£17.99

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About the book

Maria longed to travel beyond her small island of Nantucket. But she wasn't sure how. Her father taught her to look to the stars for guidance. If you knew how to read them, he said, the stars could tell you where you were, and where you needed to go. They spent hours scanning the night sky together through a telescope on the roof. Maria learned how to use astronomers' tools to measure and track time by the stars. But what could she do with her skills? Then, one day, she heard that a prize was being offered to the first person to find a new comet. Could this be the opportunity she was waiting for?

The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything

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