Maria's Comet

by Deborah Hopkinson

Book Overview

Loosely based on the childhood of the America's first female astronomer, Maria Mitchell, this book recounts a young 19th-century woman who preferred gazing through her father's telescope to sewing and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689815018
• ISBN13: 9780689815010
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great for astronomy units!

The first grade classes at our school read MARIA's COMET then went on a field trip to a planetarium. This book really enriched the factual part of the lesson, and helped the students think about all the people in the past who have looked up at the stars in wonder and curiosity. Highly recommended!

What an inspiring book!

I got this book for my daughter, who loves to look at the stars. It's inspiring to read about a girl who pursued her dream of being a scientist at a time when such careers weren't open to women.

A beautiful and inspiring book

This is the kind of book I wish I'd read as a child. The art makes you think you are back in time, and the story reminds me of how important childhood dreams can be.