Kids Book Index
Cover of The Day the Universe Exploded My Head: Poems to Take You Into Space and Back Again

The Day the Universe Exploded My Head: Poems to Take You Into Space and Back Again

Allan Wolf

A collection of humorous, imaginative poems takes a trip through the solar system and back. The poems draw on space facts while considering questions such as the sun’s perspective as Earth’s nearest star, Pluto’s life as a dwarf planet, and what becomes of retired rockets. Exuberant illustrations accompany this cosmic exploration, which also includes the explosive idea of the universe entering a head.

This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.

Back to all books

Book details

Themes
Poetry · Science · Space And Astronomy
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Candlewick
Published
January 1, 2019
Pages
56
ISBN-13
9780763680251
Language
English
See the original list
All books
Cover of Never Caught, The Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run AwayNever Caught, The Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run AwayErica Armstrong Dunbar, Kathleen Van CleveIn 1796, Ona Judge was a 22-year-old enslaved servant of George and Martha Washington. She escaped from the president’s Philadelphia home and sought freedom in New Hampshire. This young readers edition recounts her flight from enslavement by the Washington family, then among the most powerful families in the United States. It places Judge’s escape within the history of slavery in early America.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Cover of Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet CollinsBrave Ballerina: The Story of Janet CollinsMichelle MeadowsThis picture-book biography tells the story of Janet Collins, who wanted to become a ballerina in the 1930s and 1940s, when racial segregation remained widespread in the United States. She continued pursuing that goal despite obstacles and became the first African American principal dancer, also described as a prima ballerina, at the Metropolitan Opera. The book presents Collins’s path in rhymed text with gentle digitally created illustrations.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details