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teganbeesebooks's review against another edition
4.0
A beautiful book about the night sky and the wonder of the world that we do not see every day due to our contemporary cities. The illustrations were wonderful.
lovegirl30's review against another edition
5.0
This is a cute book about science. I loved science as a kid, so this would have been the perfect picture book for me. I hate to call this a picture book because it is so much more than that. This book brings a love of science, to children of all ages.
It follows this little girl named Phoebe who has a serious love of science, more specifically space. She knows the names of all the planets and many stars. She asks so many questions of her dad, who I believe owns a telescope shop of some sort, but I could be wrong.
She is so excited to see the stars although she is worried about the city lights blocking the beauty. She wishes that they would all disappear so that she can see them in their glory. She gets her wish when a bad storm rolls in. The stars were prettier than ever.
Let's talk about the glorious artwork inside of this book. So much attention to detail was paid when crafting this amazing children's book. The pictures inside are so very colorful and imaginative
This one is perfect for any child, and definitely, girls that love star gazing and wonders about the glory of the sky. There is a very informative afterword that explains space in details that children will be able to grasp.
I received this book from Groundwood Books for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
It follows this little girl named Phoebe who has a serious love of science, more specifically space. She knows the names of all the planets and many stars. She asks so many questions of her dad, who I believe owns a telescope shop of some sort, but I could be wrong.
She is so excited to see the stars although she is worried about the city lights blocking the beauty. She wishes that they would all disappear so that she can see them in their glory. She gets her wish when a bad storm rolls in. The stars were prettier than ever.
Let's talk about the glorious artwork inside of this book. So much attention to detail was paid when crafting this amazing children's book. The pictures inside are so very colorful and imaginative
This one is perfect for any child, and definitely, girls that love star gazing and wonders about the glory of the sky. There is a very informative afterword that explains space in details that children will be able to grasp.
I received this book from Groundwood Books for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
Students study the planets and constellations, but how often do they get a chance of seeing what is really out there in space? Hard to study them during the daytime hours of school! Fun book to show how a father and daughter stay up to see a special nighttime viewing of some planets. Great back matter at the end.
erine's review against another edition
4.0
A young girl and her father go to look at the stars, but the lights of the city are too bright. A well-timed storm knocks out the power and enables the whole neighborhood to see the night sky clearly. Lovely illustrations and plentiful backmatter about our solar system.
renee_b's review against another edition
4.0
When I was very little girl, I was told the biblical myth of Abraham being told by god to stare at the stars in the night sky. Abraham was told, "Your descendants shall be as many as the stars in the sky." I had grown up under city lights and had not a sky full of stars before. I remember saying, "That's not very many? Maybe five?"
Phoebe, the precocious protagonist of Uma Krishnaswami's Bright Sky, Starry City experiences a dismay over living in the city and not being able to see stars. Spending the day with her father at a store where he sells telescopes, she longs to see the stars, and to be able to look up at Saturn's moons (One of them from which she is named for). Phoebe gets her wish when a thunderstorm causes a city blackout. As the thunderstorm clears but the power is not back out yet, Phoebe and the rest of the city step out and marvel at the stars. Krishnaswami's beautiful prose speaks to the awe-inspiring, spiritual sense of wonder humans feel when staring at the night sky.
Phoebe breathed into the night,
with all it's stars and planets.
"What a bright, bright sky," she whispered.
"It's a starry city all right," said Dad.
And it was.
Soon the lights would come back on,
and everyone would hurry off.
But for a brief time, above the dark city,
there was the bright night sky.
The bright night sky,
with the stars in their constellations,
and the planets wheeling in their orbits."
A great book to pair with Elin Kelsey's You are Stardust, and Marion Dane Bauer's The Stuff of Stars
Phoebe, the precocious protagonist of Uma Krishnaswami's Bright Sky, Starry City experiences a dismay over living in the city and not being able to see stars. Spending the day with her father at a store where he sells telescopes, she longs to see the stars, and to be able to look up at Saturn's moons (One of them from which she is named for). Phoebe gets her wish when a thunderstorm causes a city blackout. As the thunderstorm clears but the power is not back out yet, Phoebe and the rest of the city step out and marvel at the stars. Krishnaswami's beautiful prose speaks to the awe-inspiring, spiritual sense of wonder humans feel when staring at the night sky.
Phoebe breathed into the night,
with all it's stars and planets.
"What a bright, bright sky," she whispered.
"It's a starry city all right," said Dad.
And it was.
Soon the lights would come back on,
and everyone would hurry off.
But for a brief time, above the dark city,
there was the bright night sky.
The bright night sky,
with the stars in their constellations,
and the planets wheeling in their orbits."
A great book to pair with Elin Kelsey's You are Stardust, and Marion Dane Bauer's The Stuff of Stars
thebookgirl's review
5.0
This is a cute book about science. I loved science as a kid, so this would have been the perfect picture book for me. I hate to call this a picture book because it is so much more than that. This book brings a love of science, to children of all ages.
It follows this little girl named Phoebe who has a serious love of science, more specifically space. She knows the names of all the planets and many stars. She asks so many questions of her dad, who I believe owns a telescope shop of some sort, but I could be wrong.
She is so excited to see the stars although she is worried about the city lights blocking the beauty. She wishes that they would all disappear so that she can see them in their glory. She gets her wish when a bad storm rolls in. The stars were prettier than ever.
Let's talk about the glorious artwork inside of this book. So much attention to detail was paid when crafting this amazing children's book. The pictures inside are so very colorful and imaginative
This one is perfect for any child, and definitely, girls that love star gazing and wonders about the glory of the sky. There is a very informative afterword that explains space in details that children will be able to grasp.
I received this book from Groundwood Books for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
It follows this little girl named Phoebe who has a serious love of science, more specifically space. She knows the names of all the planets and many stars. She asks so many questions of her dad, who I believe owns a telescope shop of some sort, but I could be wrong.
She is so excited to see the stars although she is worried about the city lights blocking the beauty. She wishes that they would all disappear so that she can see them in their glory. She gets her wish when a bad storm rolls in. The stars were prettier than ever.
Let's talk about the glorious artwork inside of this book. So much attention to detail was paid when crafting this amazing children's book. The pictures inside are so very colorful and imaginative
This one is perfect for any child, and definitely, girls that love star gazing and wonders about the glory of the sky. There is a very informative afterword that explains space in details that children will be able to grasp.
I received this book from Groundwood Books for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
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