{"id":40666,"date":"2022-02-03T00:37:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T04:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=40666"},"modified":"2022-02-03T00:37:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T04:37:24","slug":"review-of-skywatcher-by-jamie-hogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=40666","title":{"rendered":"Review of Skywatcher, by Jamie Hogan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Skywatcher<\/em><\/p>\n

by Jamie Hogan<\/p>\n

Tilbury House, 2021. 36 pages.
\nReview written January 14, 2022, from a library book
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Here’s a simple picture book about a kid who loves a comic book series about a space traveler named Skywatcher — but he’s never seen the stars, because he lives in a city with lights that are too bright. So he and his mother go camping in a dark place. He sees constellations he’s read about, and after the moon sets, he sees the Milky Way.<\/p>\n

The story is simple, but the artwork makes this book extra special. The yellow lights of the city and the stars shine by contrast with the purple night.<\/p>\n

Several constellations are shown on the endpapers, after the mother points out a few in the text of the book. The back matter includes background on some facts that came up, tells how YOU can be a Skywatcher, and lists Dark-sky preserves in the U. S. and Canada. Oh, and there’s a comic page as drawn by the main character with tips how the reader can defend the dark and not contribute to light pollution.<\/p>\n

So besides a lovely story, there are some great resources here. I was charmed.<\/p>\n

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Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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