Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust

Thursday, March 18, 2010

At sunrise, the sun,

low in the sky,

peeks through dusty air.

Dust from us and dirt and

dinosaurs

scatters light, painting the

sky like fire.

This nonfiction book weaves together stars, sunsets, comets, meteors, dust, dinosaurs, daily activities and even, in a small way, Martin Luther King. Read this book and think big about very small things. Learn how bits of all of us and all that we do help create the colors of the sunset.

Find standards here.

Posted On: Saturday, August 27th, 2005
Filed Under: Books, Featured Book, Picture Books - Nonfiction

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Awards & Recognition

ALA Notable Book, 2005

Winner, Prize for Excellence in Science Books awarded by AAAS/SB&F/Subaru

Reviews

Sayre conveys a sense of wonder at the many small things... This book is ideal for classroom use, and is both straightforward enough for preschoolers and fascinating enough to capture the interest of older elementary students." Review by Kathleen Kelly Macmillan -Starred Review, School Library Journal

-A Junior Library Guild Selection

Book of the Week "Poetry and science grace one another in a lyrical picture book about dust...Dust may be small, but Sayre invites readers to consider it as an extraordinary element in the grand scheme of nature." -Cooperative Children's Book Center

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