![]() ![]() Bright gouache on brown paper bags lend texture to each spread stamped words allow the illustrations to incorporate such details as names of moons and “sun” in several different languages collage elements add further whimsy to the whole. Delightful as the poems are, however, it’s this volume’s illustrations that surpass. Readers will learn about the temperature and size of the sun, our moon’s phases and Voyager 2’s discovery of Neptune’s rings. The verse is characteristically playful, wrapping itself around astronomical facts with ease. From the universe, the sequence narrows its focus to the galaxy, the solar system and then each body in turn, from the sun to poor demoted Pluto, and beyond. Stunning mixed-media illustrations accompany a series of poems that celebrate the wonder and mystery of space. ![]()
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