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The Stars Beckoned

Edward White's Amazing Walk in Space

Candy Wellins author Courtney Dawson illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc

Published:20th Apr '21

Should be back in stock very soon

The Stars Beckoned cover

Edward White loved the night, lived where stars were big and bright. The evening sky - so wide, so high. Made him wonder. Made him sigh. Edward White was the first American astronaut to walk in space. But before his spacewalk, he was just a boy who loved the stars. As he grew up, he would look up at the night sky in wonder - he knew that, one day, he would visit the stars themselves. In this touching and poignant picture book biography, we see how Edward’s passion for the stars shaped the course of his life, and how he came to realise, even in the depths of space, what was ultimately most important to him - his family.

Praise for The Stars Beckoned:

"The right stuff for children with the stars in their eyes." --Kirkus Reviews

"An introduction to a space pioneer that’s ideal for the youngest nonfiction readers." --Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9780593118047

Dimensions: 236mm x 236mm x 9mm

Weight: 357g

32 pages