Nancy Elizabeth Wallace continues to explore difficult topics while making them more accessible to young readers with her signature cut-paper illustrations and, in this book, photographs from NASA. Minna is a stargazer. She looks at the nighttime sky and wonders, What are stars? Minna's friends wonder about stars too. How far away are they? Are they really shaped like stars? Is the sun a star? At the Children's Museum, Minna and her friends visit STAR SPACE. The children learn . . . and wonder . . . learn . . . and wonder. Then they go outside and stargaze! Recipes for star-shaped food and an activity page are included.
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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 1—Wallace follows the same formula of combining factual information with kid-friendly artwork and upbeat dialogue that she used in Rocks! Rocks! Rocks! (2009) and Shells! Shells! Shells! (2007, both Marshall Cavendish), but without the same success. In this selection, Minna and her friends visit a space exhibit at a local children's museum to learn about stars. The book suffers from an identity crisis because the text is rather advanced for the young audience for whom the adorable cut-paper bunnies and backgrounds will hold appeal. The discussion of what a star is is particularly confusing. Also, the dialogue is somewhat forced, and the humor often falls flat. Furthermore, Wallace seems to stretch to create enough related projects. Stars! does contain some digestible factoids and neat pictures of space for the younger set. However, the conflicted and therefore confusing packaging of a challenging text and simplistic illustrations makes it an additional purchase.—Alyson Low, Fayetteville Public Library, AR END
About the Author
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace uses cut paper, scissors, and a glue stick to prepare her three-dimensional colorful artwork. Nancy is the author of a number of picture books, including Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!, Recycle Every Day!, Pumpkin Day!, The Valentine Express, and Alphabet House. She lives in Branford, Connecticut with her husband, Peter.
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By Chris
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although I bought this on sale, I bought it for my 3 year old. Its a little advanced for him right now but since its a hardback I hope that it will last a few years when he gets ready for it!
By Momma0605
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i picked this book up really cheap and im happy i did because my son really likes it. its a good buy
By Sammy
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I didn't love it. It's kinda wordy for a picture book. It's an okay book, but I am glad that I didn't pay full price for it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
4year and ^.
My daughter lost interest by page 5 due to too much grammar content. Recommend this book for ages for 4year and ^.
Published 6 months ago by Shannon K. Flazer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesomely factual book!
I bought this book for my nephew, who is almost two years old. I knew that this book would be something he'd have to "grow into" since it definitely has an older crowd in mind but... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Meg
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fiction and nonfiction blend in this satisfying survey
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace's STARS! STARS! STARS! tells of young stargazer Minna, who loves looking at the sky and wondering about stars. Read more
Published on March 20, 2010 by Midwest Book Review
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I love being out in Nature in all seasons - hiking, camping, star gazing, playing in the snow, gardening, beach combing - looking... listening...touching... being filled with WONDER. Nature is where many of the ideas for books come from. I love doing research and having those - WOW! I didn't know that - moments. I also paint seascapes... and love going to art museums. Guess which of my books that inspired! I write and illustrate books about what I love to do and what I care about. I love sharing with children and adults, my writing process, how I create my artwork and sharing what I have learned about visual literacy. Happy me, lucky me, being a children's book author and illustrator.
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