Description: This illustrated nonfiction book provides a study of the sky from Earth's surface to distant space with information on animals, weather and astronomy in various elevations, in a unique format that will have readers feeling like they are flying higher and higher with each page.
Brief description:
Gianumberto Accinelli is an entomologist and writer who shares his passion for nature through eco-narration projects. He currently teaches eco-narration at the Free University of Anghiari and natural sciences at the Manzoni Scientific High School. He has published several books, including The Wonderful Life of Bees, The Wonderful Life of Butterflies, The Invisible Threads of Nature, Other Invisible Threads of Nature, and A Brief History of a Sunbeam. In 2018 he won the prestigious German Youth Literature Award and the Bologna Children's Book Fair Award. Gianumberto lives in Bologna, Italy.
Review Quotes: "An engaging way to replicate climbing up through the sky. As readers follow the scale, they see how high various animals can climb, jump, fly, and float in colorful scenes, both day and night. [A] fresh take on Earth science."-- "Booklist"