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1) Stars
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the wonder of stars, whether they are in the night sky, on a plant as a promise of fruit to come, or in one's pocket for those days when one does not feel shiny.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Angel's self-absorbed mother leaves her and her younger brother with their poor great-grandmother, the eleven-year-old girl worries not only about her mother and brother, her imprisoned father, the frail old woman, but also about a mysterious man who begins sharing with her the wonder of the stars.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books For Children, an imprint of Buena Vista Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
85 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Squirrel pals get a bit overenthusiastic in their efforts to help Zoom Squirrel fulfill his dream of sleeping under the night stars.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars."--Amazon.com.
7) Sulwe
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
Author
Series
Chronicle of the dark star volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It is Earth year 2223, but the Earth, along with the entire solar system, is gone. Liam and Phoebe, having barely escaped with their lives, are in statis for the decade-long journey to the rogue planet Delphi, where they hope to meet up with the the rest of the human refugees. Phoebe, however, is carrying a secret that finds her waking up at various points in their journey, changing their path through space. A secret that will decide the fate of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
313 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"There is a crisis in the Starlight Kingdom, one of the fantasy worlds: its stars, powered by a special kind of stardust, are fading and may soon go out forever, leaving the Kingdom in darkness--so the Thea sisters and Will Mystery set out for Brightstar Castle to discover what is wrong, but first they must overcome the obstacles and challenges that the fairies are placing in their way."--
11) La luna
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
[30] p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young boy sets out for a day at work cleaning the moon with his father and grandfather in their boat, La Luna.
Author
Series
Poppleton volume 3
Publisher
Acorn/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
[New edition].
Physical Desc
52 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Poppleton the pig goes stargazing, tries out a new bed before he buys it, and goes sailing for the first time.
13) Starcrossed
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl named Eridani and her best friend Acamar, a bright star in the sky, trade places.
14) Night catch
Author
Publisher
Bubble Gum Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a soldier's work takes him halfway around the world, he enlists the help of the North Star for a nightly game of catch with his son.
16) The tiny star
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A star falls to earth where it becomes a baby and is embraced and cared for by the community"--
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