Listening to the Stars: Jocelyn Bell Burnell Discovers Pulsars

Contributor(s): Parachini, Jodie (Author), Badiu, Alexandra (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9780807545638

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Hardcover

$16.99

Pub Date: April 1, 2021

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2020032209

Lexile Code: 0910

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 04 to 08

Physical Info: 0.40" H x 10.10" L x 8.20" W ( 0.70 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: She Made History

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000512591 ( Listening to the Stars: Jocelyn Bell Burnell Discovers Pulsars)

Reading level: 5.10

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: A biography of the woman astrophysicist who discovered pulsars.

Brief description: Jodie Parachini is an American/British author and editor who currently lives in Hertfordshire, England. Jodie has written fifteen children's books, including Listening to the Stars, HeroRat!, and Flicker Finds Her Glow. In addition to earning multiple starred reviews for her work, Jodie has been named a finalist in the PBParty competition, the Macmillan Write Now Prize, and the OhZoe Rising Talent Award.

Review Quotes:

STARRED REVIEW! "An inspiring picture book biography of an inquisitive girl who became a world-renowned scientist, told in accessible language."--School Library Journal starred review