The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe

A truly beautiful story of perseverance and passion. * Booklist *
Nickel’s narrative parallels Rubin’s research focus and her scientific career—bright, high-velocity outliers that mainstream scientists stubbornly refuse to believe in—and that intertwining of themes extends interest to both history and science audiences. Sicuro’s watercolor, ink, and charcoal pencil scenes ably track decades of women-in-science history as Rubin works alone while her family sleeps in a dollhouse-like cutaway, snarkily protests men-only Palomar washrooms, and finally triumphantly floats free in among the galaxies. * Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books *
Straightforward and accessible. Whether representing Rubin’s thoughts or a winter snowstorm, striking watercolors repeat concentric circles and curves, suggesting images of swirling galaxies, the very subject that prompts Rubin’s work. Sicuro solves the problem of depicting dark matter by gloriously representing it as if seen through a spectrometer, like 'glitter caught in an invisible halo.' * The Horn Book Magazine *
This engaging biography will appeal to budding scientists, particularly those with a penchant for sky searching. * Kirkus Reviews *
Readers will be inspired by the vastness of the universe as they learn about Rubin’s discoveries. * School Library Journal *