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Something About the Sky

Rachel Carson

Illustrator: Nikki McClure

Ages: 6+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Candlewick Studio/Candlewick Press

ISBN: 978-1-5362-2870-0

Keywords: Ecology-clouds, atmosphere, weather, picture book for older readers

The legendary marine biologist and conservationist evoked what we experience when we look up at the sky and observe the natural world around us. Dramatic cut-paper illustrations. Detailed illustrator's note.