Maria's Comet
Of course, before I started reading, I knew it was about astronomy, but not to this extent. I thought maybe a few words about stars and comets, and maybe her and her father seeing a comet, and him naming it Maria's Comet, but this story book, has lots of words, great pic
tures, awesome vocabulary, and is a greats story to read to your children.
Maria is an elder child in a family with two parents, and 8 other children. Her dad is into the astronomic parts of the night life. Whereas, her mother is a housewife, with the kids and dinner, and her older brother is into sailing the waves and seas, not the sky. Maria is into what her dad is into, but she doesn't think her parent would want her, as a girl, to be. But she finally asks to see the stars with him and his telescope. She sees a star, wanting it to be a comet.
The pictures in this children's book remind me of a series I used to read, called The American Girl. I think its because of the water painting. and also the way that the picture doesn't cover all the pages. Some aren't even a full, half of page, just a little cloud, spec of painting.
Deborah Hopkinson and Deborah Lanino did an amazing job with this book in general!
As a fantasy story/science fiction/realistic fiction.... this story gives off a lot. Allows your mind to wonder as you read. Not in a suspenseful kind of way, but in a way that makes you think why and when?
This story is based off a real woman, the first woman astronomer in America, Maria Mitchell. The author tried to fulfill the story of her life, in children book form, by using a few similarities. Like the name, the city and state, the theme, even a few terms and phrases used back in 1847, "swept the sky," as Mitchell discovered a telescopic comet.
My brother is into astronomy, so I would ask him for help when trying to do an assignment of some sort, but using this book, I would let the kids draw a comet, and name it after themselves. I would also be open to taking a trip to an observatory at night, for a field trip.
After reading....
1) Have you ever used a telescope?
2) Would you rather go sailing in the sea, or fly into space?
3) Have you ever wished upon a star? Did your wish come true?
Hopkinson, Deborah., & Lanino, Deborah. (1999). Maria's Comet. New York, New York:
Atheneum books for Young Readers; Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.
tures, awesome vocabulary, and is a greats story to read to your children. Maria is an elder child in a family with two parents, and 8 other children. Her dad is into the astronomic parts of the night life. Whereas, her mother is a housewife, with the kids and dinner, and her older brother is into sailing the waves and seas, not the sky. Maria is into what her dad is into, but she doesn't think her parent would want her, as a girl, to be. But she finally asks to see the stars with him and his telescope. She sees a star, wanting it to be a comet.
The pictures in this children's book remind me of a series I used to read, called The American Girl. I think its because of the water painting. and also the way that the picture doesn't cover all the pages. Some aren't even a full, half of page, just a little cloud, spec of painting.
Deborah Hopkinson and Deborah Lanino did an amazing job with this book in general!
As a fantasy story/science fiction/realistic fiction.... this story gives off a lot. Allows your mind to wonder as you read. Not in a suspenseful kind of way, but in a way that makes you think why and when?
This story is based off a real woman, the first woman astronomer in America, Maria Mitchell. The author tried to fulfill the story of her life, in children book form, by using a few similarities. Like the name, the city and state, the theme, even a few terms and phrases used back in 1847, "swept the sky," as Mitchell discovered a telescopic comet.
My brother is into astronomy, so I would ask him for help when trying to do an assignment of some sort, but using this book, I would let the kids draw a comet, and name it after themselves. I would also be open to taking a trip to an observatory at night, for a field trip.
After reading....
1) Have you ever used a telescope?
2) Would you rather go sailing in the sea, or fly into space?
3) Have you ever wished upon a star? Did your wish come true?
Hopkinson, Deborah., & Lanino, Deborah. (1999). Maria's Comet. New York, New York:
Atheneum books for Young Readers; Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.
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