Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars
Space Poems and Paintings
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 1, 2007
Blast off with Douglas Florian's new high-flying compendium, which features twenty whimsical poems about space.
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- Who it’s for
- Twenty whimsical poems make the moon, stars, Earth, and Mars inviting subjects for playful reading.
- Themes
- Space and astronomy, The solar system
- Genres
- Astronomy, Poetry, Space & Rockets
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Blast off with Douglas Florian's new high-flying compendium, which features twenty whimsical poems about space. From the moon to the stars, from the Earth to Mars, here is an exuberant celebration of our celestial surroundings that's certain to become a universal favorite among aspiring astronomers everywhere. Includes die-cut pages and a glossary of space terms.
Poems in Orbit
Twenty whimsical poems make the moon, stars, Earth, and Mars inviting subjects for playful reading.
Come here for
- A poetic trip across familiar celestial sights
- A playful meeting of poetry and space
Expect
- Twenty poems and paintings about space
- Die-cut pages and a glossary of space terms
Where it sits
| Astronomy | 70% |
|---|---|
| Poetry | 63% |
| Space & Rockets | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids Nonfiction
- Activity Books
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- Magic Tricks
- Puzzles
- Word Games
- Poetry
- Authors
- Douglas Florian
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 1, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Space and astronomy · The solar system
- Reading lane
- Kids Nonfiction