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Travel with Star (the Sun) as her light zips across 150 million kilometres of space from her home to Earth, where she ripens crops, keeps us warm, creates weather and reveals a waking world full of life. With rich language and enchanting art, Shine, Star, Shine! is written by Dom Conlon and illustrated by Anastasia Izlesou and features fascinating facts to inspire a love of science and the natural world. Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 5 to 8.

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There have been many books in library collections that have the sun as their focus for information, but few would be as poetic as this one. while still having so much information packed into it , including some facts that explain the use of some of Conlon's terminology such as planet-turner because of the Sun's gravitational pull on the planets of the solar system. -- Barbara Braxton * The Bottom Shelf *

Shine, Star, Shine! is a book that will help explain some of the mystery of stars, using our closest star, the sun, as its principal character. [...] Author Dom Conlon is a poet with a background in advertising, and he's used this experience well to select and write about starry facts in an unusual and expressive way. The lilting narrative is complemented with beautiful pictures by illustrator and graphic designer Anastasia Izlesou. Shine, Star, Shine! is a great STEM-themed book to add to home libraries, and to use in classrooms. * Kids' Book Review * There have been many books in library collections that have the sun as their focus for information, but few would be as poetic as this one. while still having so much information packed into it , including some facts that explain the use of some of Conlon's terminology such as planet-turner because of the Sun's gravitational pull on the planets of the solar system. -- Barbara Braxton * The Bottom Shelf *

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Dom Conlon is a double Carnegie-nominated poet and author whose work is guided by nature and the stars. He's written poetry and picture books, fact and fiction — sometimes all in the same book. Dom hopes to inspire everyone to read and write poetry. Anastasia Izlesou is a multidisciplinary illustrator and designer from the UK. Using a mix of digital and traditional media, she creates vibrant works full of bold natural elements. Her inspirations range from natural sciences, literature and folklore to everyday items and objects of kitsch.

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