  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 08/01/2006 In this fictional journal, Galileo records events during eight months of his life, a pivotal time when he heard about the invention of the telescope, developed his own, and made landmark discoveries about the moon, Jupiter, and movement of objects in the sky. After observing four shifting stars near Jupiter over a period of time and deducing that they were moons orbiting the planet, he concluded that he had found further evidence that the sun is the center of the solar system. This picture book vividly shows Galileo’s drive to improve the telescope as well as his observations, analyses, and conclusions. Pettenati appends a summary of Galileo’s life, a note separating truth from fiction in the text, and a source bibliography. Though the accomplished paintings sometimes seem over-the-top in their jovial scenes of Galileo and his fictional dog (both shown grinning or smiling in nearly every illustration), this unusual picture book is a valuable addition to library collections because of its depiction of the scientist at work. - Copyright 2006 Booklist. Loading...
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