Summary
Examines the life of the Italian scientist from a first-person perspective that surveys his achievements while covering his world-changing ideas about a heliocentric solar system and his imprisonment for heresy. Full description
Summary: |
Examines the life of the Italian scientist from a first-person perspective that surveys his achievements while covering his world-changing ideas about a heliocentric solar system and his imprisonment for heresy. |
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Physical Description: |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9780375867538 (trade hardcover) 0375867538 (trade hardcover) 9780375967535 (hardcover lib. bdg.) 0375967532 (hardcover lib. bdg.) 9780307974402 (ebook) 0307974405 (ebook) |
Author Notes: |
She was an author, artist, and book illustrator. Her first book, An Edible Alphabet, was published in 1994. She wrote and illustrated a number of picture books including Django: World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist, Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People, Fabulous: A Portrait of Andy Warhol, The Daring Nelly Bly: America's Star Reporter, A Single Pebble: A Story of the Silk Road, and Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King. She died of ovarian cancer on January 12, 2015 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) |