Once Upon a Star by James Carter, illustrated by Mar Hernandez. PICTURE BOOK/NON-FICTION. Doubleday, 2018. $18. 9780525579335
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
The subtitle of this book is, “A Poetic Journey Through Space.” With rhythm and rhyme, the book covers the creation of the sun through a big bang and the slow evolution of matter. It covers evolution of the stars and evolution on earth.
I liked the poetic cadence of the book, but I was a little confused by the content. The book starts off talking about stars and then jumps to the absence of stars and then the evolution of stars and finally the evolution on earth. I am a bit unclear what the connections from page to page are. The book has a textured feel that is fun to hold and the illustrations are minimalistic but aesthetically pleasing.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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