Galaxy Mapper: The Luminous Discoveries of Astrophysicist Hélène Courtois
$42.20
- Hardcover
48 pages
- Release Date
18 November 2025
Summary
Introducing our luminous address in the universe—and the determined woman scientist who mapped it with her team.
Growing up in a small French village, Hélène Courtois had big questions about the world around her. Avidly, she observed the trails, roads, and water pathways traversing planet Earth; but her mind always wandered higher, toward the night sky. What would a map of “out there,” beyond the moon, look like? The question traveled with her to university, where curious Hélène—often…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781536228977 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1536228974 |
| Author: | Allie Summers, Sian James |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | MIT Kids Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 18 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 465g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 226mm x 268mm |
| Audience Age: | 5-9 |
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Critics Review
In this appealing childhood-to-adulthood biography of Hélène Courtois, readers experience the wonders of the natural world and the cosmos.
—School Library Journal
Summers retraces Courtois’ career and brings her ongoing tally of cosmic discoveries up to date in specific (but nontechnical) language. James poses her, often against swirling clouds of stars, looking casual, confident, and eagerly engaged, whether working alone or with students and colleagues.
—Booklist
James has exuberantly illustrated Courtois’ life by juxtaposing traditional classroom scenes and spot art of scientists at work, with vast night skies filled with twinkling stars and radiant blue and purple galaxies brushed with a golden glow. Sure to motivate readers to reach for the stars.
—Kirkus Reviews
Allie Summers
Allie Summers is the author of the picture book Gorilla Gardeners, illustrated by Lidia Steiner. She is fascinated by the fact that most of the elements in our human bodies were formed in stars billions of years ago. When she is not writing, Allie Summers can be found outside: running, surfing, foraging, climbing, roller-skating, or stargazing. She lives with her family in the Laniakea supercluster, on a small blue planet called Earth, in a town known as San Francisco.
Sian James is an illustrator and an early medieval archaeologist. Born and raised in Hong Kong, she has been drawing ever since she was able to pick up a pen. When she is not creating art, she loves reading fantasy novels, volunteering in museums, and drinking too much tea. Sian James lives in Cambridge, England, with her husband and cats.
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