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Starry Messenger

Publication Information
Author:  Sis, Peter Illustrator:  Sis, Peter
Title:  Starry Messenger Date:  1996
Publisher:  Farrar Straus Giroux City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-374-37191-1 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, biography and autobiography

HSE Descriptor(s):    science

Summary:
The simply told story of Galileo's life and "house arrest" for his work in physics and astronomy is enriched with historic maps, journal entries and lavish illustrations.

Teaching Ideas:
The illustrations provide material to extend the book beyond the scientific accomplishments and elements of biography, e.g., names and dates of other philosopher-scientists such as Aristotle, the similar dates of Shakespeare's life, antique maps, Cosimo de Medici, the triptych form in Renaissance art, walled cities. Teachers might want to encourage journal writing on the topic of intellectual persecution today. Another interesting topic might be a discussion about how Sis developed the idea of the title. The book could be paired with Theodoric's Rainbow and Leonardo Da Vinci to explore the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Physics www.alcyone.com/max/physics; Solar System www.theastronomycafe.com; Galileo www.groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/mathematicians/Galileo.html

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Geography > maps
bullet History > time period > Middle Ages
bullet History > time period > Renaissance
bullet History > region > Italy > well-known people > Galilei, Galileo
bullet History > region > world history
bullet Science > astronomy
bullet Science > physics
bullet Science > scientists/inventors > Galilei, Galileo
bullet Religion/Philosophy > persecution


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