CCBC Choices 2024 -- Tweens (ages 9-11)

The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles a yearly list of excellent books for young readers.

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1. The fire of stars: the life and brilliance of the woman who discovered what stars are made of

Author:

Larson, Kirsten W.

Notes:

Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir;8-12

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Book, OverDrive eBook

Boulder NoBo Childrens Nonfiction

J 520.92 Payne-Gapos BIOGRAPHY

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0 of 1	Boulder Main Childrens Nonfiction	J 520.92 Payne-Gapos BIOGRAPHY
1 of 1	Boulder NoBo Childrens Nonfiction	J 520.92 Payne-Gapos BIOGRAPHY
1 of 1	Broomfield Children's Biographies	JB Payne
1 of 1	Lafayette Picture Books	Lar
1 of 1	Louisville Juvenile Biographies	J BIO PAYNE-GAPOSCHK
1 of 1	Loveland Children's Nonfiction	520.92 Larson, K.

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2023

Chronicle Books

48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Boulder NoBo Childrens Nonfiction

J 520.92 Payne-Gapos BIOGRAPHY

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2023

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Chronicle Books LLC

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Description:

Astronomer and astrophysicist Cecilia Payne was the first person to discover what burns at the heart of stars. But she didn't start out as the groundbreaking scientist she would eventually become. She started out as a girl full of curiosity, hoping one day to unlock the mysteries of the universe. With lyrical, evocative text by Kirsten W. Larson and extraordinary illustrations by award-winning illustrator Katherine Roy, this moving biography powerfully...