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'The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell' , by Laura Alary and Ellen Rooney  Title: The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell Writer: Laura Alary Illustrator: Ellen Rooney Genre (s): Picture Book, Astronomy, Non-fiction Language: English Publisher: Kids Can Press Publication Date: 3rd May 2022 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 Link to buy the book! Thank you to Netgalley and Kids Can Press for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell is a lovely, fascinating picture book about women and astronomy . It talks about women's rights , desires and dreams and aspirations; bonds Maria had with her family; the environment she grew up in,... This book is written by Laura Alary , and is illustrated by Ellen Rooney . Maria Mitchell was an American astronomer that grew up believing she did not need someone else 一of authority一 to think for her, or telling her what to ...

'Astronomical' , by Tim James Title: Astronomical Author: Tim James Genre (s): Nonfiction, Science, Astronomy Language: English Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 9th November 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Link to buy it!  Thank you to Edelweiss and Simon & Schuster for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.  Astronomical by Tim James is a nonfiction book of astronomy , the science of stars. The book talks about many topics related to, evidently, stars (life and death), black holes , solar systems and what kind of solar systems we can find in space, galaxies (it talks of course about our own galaxy: the Milky Way), etc. It talks about many things related to the science of the cosmos. I have found it a very good reading for me, as I am a lover of this science and I do enjoy reading and learning more about it. It is written in a funny, but scientific and formal way that makes it so easy to read it. It makes funny references to Pirates of the Caribbean...

'Where Did the Universe Come From? And Other Cosmic Questions' , by Chris Ferrie and Geraint F. Lewis Title: Where Did the Universe Come From? And Other Cosmic Questions  Authors: Chris Ferrie, Geraint F. Lewis Genre (s): Astronomy, Science, Nonfiction Language: English Publisher: Sourcebooks Publication Date: 7th September 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  / 4.7 Thank you to the publisher Sourcebooks and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  This book talks about the birth of the universe , its formation and the chemicals that were involved, and what are we made of.  It is a book for people who is deeply in love and wants to know more about the science of the universe , and its objects and its physics, because there are some details that involve the creation, and the chemicals that were born and needed for the making of the cosmos as we know it. There are informative chapters in which the authors talk about the elements and events that were necessary for ...

'Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Astronomy' , by Sarafina Nance & Greg Paprocki Title: Little Leonardo's Fascinating World of Astronomy  Author: Sarafina Nance Illustrator: Greg Paprocki Genre (s): Graphic Novel, Children, Astronomy, Science Publisher: Gibbs Smith Language: English Publication Date: 7th September 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to the author , the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  Illustrative, interesting facts about the universe and celestial objects fill this book in a way so easy and so beautiful for children to understand and to learn more about this fascinating subject.  This book talks about how universe works , and what's inside it: planets , galaxies , stars , black holes, white dwarfs, moons , neutron stars,... Along with supernovae that happens when a bigger star dies, and light , and dark matter and dark energy , which is invisible to us. It shows you illustrations so full of color ...

WRAP UP MAY 2021 - Part 1/2 Hey!  I've read a lot in May, if I'm honest. I've read 19 books ( poetry, science, fiction, fantasy and sci-fi, graphic novels, nonfiction, romance, biographies,... ), so I'll be posting TWO posts about it.  On this post, I'll be talking about the first ten books . I'll post the rest tomorrow! 1. The Viscount Who Loved Me, by Julia Quinn Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Language: English (original), Spanish (read) Publisher: Avon Books Publication Date: 5th December 2000 Link to buy it on Amazon I've watched Bridgerton and, of course, I've wanted to read the books! I enjoyed this book a lot, and certainly, Kate and Anthony have became one of my favorites literary couples. 2. Planting Gardens in Graves, by R. H. Sin Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre: Poetry Language: English (original & read) Publisher:  Andrews McMeel Publishing Publication Date: 6th February 2018 Link to buy it on Amazon R. H. Sin has became one...

'Why Don't Astronauts Burp?: Questions and Answers about Space' , by Anne Rooney  Thank you to the author, Arcturus Publishing and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Interesting facts , and funny and cute illustrations to learn more about the universe, in this book, beautifully illustrated with texts so easy to understand for children, it's the perfect choice for them to understand the cosmos. It's also a great choice for anyone else that loves to read about it. Through the pages, ‘Why Don't Astronauts Burp?: Questions and Answers about Space’ talks about stars , planets , asteroids, comets, black holes and supernovas , nebulae , rocks and dust, galaxies and superclusters of stars/galaxies/universes, meteorites, Earth , and cosmos's birth and fate , between many more topics, in a way very fresh and light. This book is, mostly, for children . The topics are explained in a simple and easy way for them to understand . Maybe it could ma...