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In 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... read more
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First Sentence edit
For hundreds of years, most people thought the earth was the center of the universe, and the sun and the moon and all the other planets revolved around it.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1997 of 235 in Caldecott Honor. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Alphabet City, and followed by The Gardener.
Awards edit
- Caldecott Honor (1997)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 520.92
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Biographies › Science & Technology
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Biographies › Sports & Recreation
- Books › Children's Books › Science, Nature & How It Works › Astronomy & Space › Astronomy
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( S ) › Sis, Peter
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 4-8
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