{"product_id":"starry-messenger-galileo-galilei-9780374470272","title":"Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge. -- Galileo Galilei\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man--a genius--and the first to turn the telescope to the skies to map the heavens. In doing so, he offered objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe but that it and all the other planets revolved around the sun. Galileo kept careful notes and made beautiful drawings of all that he observed. Through his telescope he brought the starts down to earth for everyone to see. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy changing the way people saw the galaxy, Galileo was also changing the way they saw themselves and their place in the universe. This was very exciting, but to some to some it was deeply disturbing. Galileo has upset the harmonious view of heaven and earth that had been accepted since ancient times. He had turned the world upside down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this amazing new book, Peter S s employs the artist's lens to give us an extraordinary view of the life of Galileo Galilei. S s tells his story in language as simple as a fairy tale, in pictures as rich and tightly woven as a tapestry, and in Galileo's own words, written more than 350 years ago and still resonant with truth. This title has Common Core connections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStarry Messenger\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1997 Caldecott Honor Book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374470272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.70h x 8.90w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/07\/2000 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e18892 \/ Starry Messenger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter S\u0026#237;s","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38027635556533,"sku":"9780374470272","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6559b505-34c5-44d7-a10c-c815555b66ba.jpg?v=1609193385","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/starry-messenger-galileo-galilei-9780374470272","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}