The Stuff of Stars

The Stuff of StarsThe 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner In an astonishing unfurling of our universe, Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Caldecott Honor winner Ekua Holmes celebrate the birth of every child. Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was . . . nothing. But then . . . BANG Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets.

The 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner

In an astonishing unfurling of our universe, Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Caldecott Honor winner Ekua Holmes celebrate the birth of every child.

Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was . . . nothing. But then . . . BANG Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. And into us. In a poetic text, Marion Dane Bauer takes readers from the trillionth of a second when our universe was born to the singularities that became each one of us, while vivid illustrations by Ekua Holmes capture the void before the Big Bang and the ensuing life that burst across galaxies. A seamless blend of science and art, this picture book reveals the composition of our world and beyond -- and how we are all the stuff of stars.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/04/2018
ISBN: 9780763678838
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 12.13h x 10.75w x 0.44d
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/16/2018
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2018 pg. 90
Booklist 08/01/2018 pg. 77
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2018 pg. 45
School Library Journal 09/01/2018 pg. 85
BookPage 09/01/2018
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 75
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average