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Author:
Barrett, Hayley, author.
Title:
What Miss Mitchell saw / written by Hayley Barrett ; illustrated by Diana Sudyka.
Publisher:
Library IdeasLLC,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Subject:
Mitchell, Maria,--1818-1889--Juvenile literature.
Mitchell, Maria,--1818-1889.
Women astronomers--United States--Biography.
Astronomers--United States--Biography.
Comets--Juvenile literature.
Women astronomers.
Astronomers.
Comets.
Children's audiobooks.
Vox books.
Other Authors:
Sudyka, Diana, illustrator.
Illidge, Jeanette, narrator.
Notes:
Book originally published: New York : Beach Lane Books, [2019]. "The permanently attached VOX Reader transforms an ordinary print book into an all-in-one read-along. There's no need for computers, tablets or CDs. Children simply push a button to listen and read"--Publisher's website. VOX Audio playback device includes headphone jack, external speaker, play/pause button, volume controls, page-turning controls, rechargeable battery, low battery indicator, and removable AC adapter. Read by Jeanette Illidge.
Summary:
Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual-a comet no one had ever seen before! Miss Mitchell's extraordinary discovery made her famous the world over and paved the way for her to become America's first professional female astronomer.
ISBN:
1936348403
9781936348404
Locations:
GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

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