Starry Messenger by Peter Sis

Galileo was a man with stars in his eyes and on his mind.
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Resource: picture book, biography
Time: 1564 - 1642
Place: Italy

Summary:
Galileo Galilei was a curious boy who became a brilliant man.  He thought about the stars from a young age.  He studied mathematics and physics.  He became a professor as a young man.  He developed many theorems that are still in use today. He also invented many useful scientific instruments.  His star rose.  He made for himself a telescope and used it to make many observations.  From those observations he wrote and published a book called Starry Messenger.  He put forth the idea that the Sun is the center of the solar system, not the Earth. He was tried by the church, condemned and sentenced to house imprisonment for the rest of his life.  The church pardoned him in 1992. This book is extraordinarily illustrated by the author in full color. The pictures are the greater part of the tale.  I spent more time pouring over the detailed images than I did reading the text.

Potentially Objectionable Content:
none

Reading Level: grade 1 - 3
Lexile Measure: 830L
Guided Reading Level: P


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