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Description
U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón was invited by NASA to write a poem to be engraved on the Europa Clipper spacecraft. That poem, "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa" launched to Jupiter and its moons on October 14, 2024. Reimagined as In Praise of Mystery, Limón's debut picture book, this luminous poem is illustrated by celebrated and internationally renowned artist Peter Sís.
In Praise of Mystery celebrates humankind's endless curiosity, asks us what it means to explore beyond our known world, and shows how the unknown can reflect us back to ourselves.
Product Details
Price
$18.99
$17.66
Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Publish Date
October 01, 2024
Pages
32
Dimensions
9.1 X 9.1 X 0.6 inches | 0.7 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781324054009
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About the Author
Ada Limón is the author of five books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and was named one of the top five poetry books of the year by the Washington Post. She serves on the faculty of Queens University of Charlotte Low Residency MFA program and the online and summer programs for the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. She also works as a freelance writer in Lexington, Kentucky.
Peter Sís has received the Robert F. Sibert Medal, three Caldecott Honors, and a Sydney Taylor Honor. He was the first children's book creator to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, and won the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Award. He lives in Hudson Valley, New York.
Reviews
The gentle, contemplative touch of the poet is evident in the rhythm and fluidity of the language and bolstered by the work of Sís's encompassing and elegant illustrations--a layered mix of watercolors, pen, and ink that pair beautifully with the spare and delicate poetry. His art, like Limón's writing, is rooted in the elements but threaded through with magic... The book, while fairly brief, reveals something new upon each reading: a testament to the wonder and mystery that Limón writes about so movingly. This would be a lovely and innovative addition to a classroom lesson on space exploration... This ode to beauty and the still-to-be-explored corners of the universe will find an audience among elementary school students and educators.-- "School Library Journal (starred review)"
In U.S. Poet Laureate Limón's debut picture book, soaring images and lyrics invite contemplation of life's wonders--on Earth and perhaps, tantalizingly, elsewhere... A luminous call to think about what is and to envision what might be.-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"
For anyone who wonders at the mysteries of our world--and worlds beyond... Imaginative.-- "Foreword Reviews (starred review)"
Delicately and expansively wrought.-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
Links cosmic mysteries to terrestrial wonders, not least of which is the questing human soul.-- "The New York Times"
This book about space, featuring words that will literally travel through space, is existentially brilliant. In Praise of Mystery is based on the eponymous poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon that is inscribed on the Europa Clipper, a space probe bound for Jupiter's moon, Europa. It's an evocative and powerful tribute not only to Earth and space, but also to what brings us together and makes us dream.-- "BookPage (starred review)"
In U.S. Poet Laureate Limón's debut picture book, soaring images and lyrics invite contemplation of life's wonders--on Earth and perhaps, tantalizingly, elsewhere... A luminous call to think about what is and to envision what might be.-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"
For anyone who wonders at the mysteries of our world--and worlds beyond... Imaginative.-- "Foreword Reviews (starred review)"
Delicately and expansively wrought.-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
Links cosmic mysteries to terrestrial wonders, not least of which is the questing human soul.-- "The New York Times"
This book about space, featuring words that will literally travel through space, is existentially brilliant. In Praise of Mystery is based on the eponymous poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon that is inscribed on the Europa Clipper, a space probe bound for Jupiter's moon, Europa. It's an evocative and powerful tribute not only to Earth and space, but also to what brings us together and makes us dream.-- "BookPage (starred review)"
