Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars, The: A Story About Edwin Hubble
Isabelle Marinov
Illustrator: Deborah Marcero
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
ISBN: 978-1-59270-317-3
Keywords: STEM, astronomy
Despite his father's disapproval, Hubble became an astronomer seeking to understand the universe and discovered that the Andromeda nebula was a galaxy. Limited color palette with spots of light. Extensive back matter.