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School Library Journal - 09/01/2014 Gr 1–3—Told in narrative format, this beautifully designed and illustrated picture book gives readers a glimpse into the childhood wonderings Sagan experienced as he looked at the night sky and imagined the possibilities. The images are wonderfully childlike, many appearing to be chalk on a dark, night sky background. The simple but lyrical text ("Carl thought about the stars hanging down like bulbs on long black wires") conveys a dreamy, wistful quality, and the comic book–style panels and speech bubbles will keep kids intrigued as Sisson takes Sagan from an inquisitive boy to a scientist working in the field of astronomy. One particularly magnificent page should elicit gasps of awe from readers. It folds out to create a marvelous expanse that extends from a library room, where young Sagan is poring over a book about the solar system, up though the city landscape and ever upward toward the sun. Children will easily relate to and may even see themselves in Sagan's youthful exuberance. Detailed notes illustrate the solid research and facts behind the narrative. A gorgeous, informative offering for biography and science collections.—Maggie Chase, Boise State University, ID - Copyright 2014 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 12/01/2014 Carl Sagan is best known for being a renowned expert on the cosmos, but he started out as just a curious kid fascinated by the night sky, and that’s where Sisson starts this picture-book biography. As a boy, Carl wonders what stars are made of, and a trip to the library leads him to read, “Each star is a sun,” which gets him wondering about life on other planets. His youthful daydreams and doodles about space exploration grow into serious scientific inquiry in college, and soon he’s designing spacecraft and sending informative greetings to life on other planets as well as hosting a TV show to share with everyone his boundless delight about our place in the universe—“The Earth and every living thing are made of star stuff.” Sisson’s cheery, painted pages, some with added-interest vertical foldouts—depict Sagan as content and curious, and every night sky is sprinkled with colorful, beautiful stars. This paean to discovery closes with a helpful author’s note and further-reading suggestions for any youngsters similarly inspired by Sagan’s story. - Copyright 2014 Booklist.

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