Your Place in the Universe
Jason Chin
- Explore
- the
- known
- Universe
- and
- consider
- its
- mind-boggling
- scale
- in
- this
- crisply
- illustrated,
- well-researched
- picture
- book
- from
- Caldecott
- Medalist
- Jason
- Chin.Winner
- of
- the
- Cook
- Prize!Most
- eight-year-olds
- are
- about
- five
- times
- as
- tall
- as
- this
- book
- .
- .
- .
- but
- only
- half
- as
- tall
- as
- an
- ostrich,
- which
- is
- half
- as
- tall
- as
- a
- giraffe
- .
- .
- .
- twenty
- times
- smaller
- than
- a
- California
- Redwood!
- How
- do
- they
- compare
- to
- the
- tallest
- buildings?
- To
- Mt.
- Everest?
- To
- stars,
- galaxy
- clusters,
- and
- .
- .
- .
- the
- universe?Jason
- Chin,
- the
- award-winning
- author
- and
- illustrator
- of
- Grand
- Canyon
- has
- once
- again
- found
- a
- way
- to
- make
- a
- complex
- subject--size,
- scale
- and
- almost
- unimaginable
- distance--accessible
- and
- understandable
- to
- readers
- of
- all
- ages.
- Meticulously
- researched
- and
- featuring
- the
- highly
- detailed
- artwork
- for
- which
- he
- is
- renowned,
- this
- is
- How
- Much
- is
- a
- Million
- for
- the
- new
- millenium,
- sure
- to
- be
- an
- immediate
- hit
- with
- kids
- looking
- for
- an
- engaging
- way
- to
- delve
- into
- perspective,
- astronomy,
- and
- astrophysics.
- Curious
- readers
- will
- love
- the
- extensive
- supplementary
- material
- included
- in
- the
- back
- of
- the
- back
- of
- the
- bookAn
- American
- Library
- Association
- Notable
- Children’s
- Book
A
- New
- England
- Book
- Award
- Finalist
A
- Kirkus
- Reviews
- Best
- Book
- of
- the
- Year
A
- School
- Library
- Journal
- Best
- Book
- of
- the
- Year
A
- Junior
- Library
- Guild
- Gold
- Standard
- Selection
A
- Horn
- Book
- Fanfare
- Best
- Book
- of
- the
- Year
A
- Bank
- Street
- Best
- Children's
- Book
- of
- the Year!
