Starry Messenger

by Peter Sís, and published by Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux

The book cover of "Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei" by Peter Sís features Galileo standing on a balcony. The astronomer peers through a telescope at the moon. The building he is in is built of large blocks of marble. Instead of veins, the blocks feature drawings of the astrological signs, like Aries the ram, Leo the lion and Taurus the bull. The Caldecott Honor Book Award Seal has been affixed to the lower right corner.

About

91´«Ã½

An insightful, multi-layered picture book biography of astronomer Galileo Galilei, illustrated in a style that evokes Renaissance art, architecture, and cartography.

"No detail is unworthy of attention in the design and layout of this painstakingly intricate picture book as each turn of the page reveals a reluctant world on the very edge of discovery."

Awards Won

Title Year
Caldecott Medal Image Randolph Caldecott Medal

91´«Ã½

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the 91´«Ã½, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
 1997 - Honor(s)