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Title: Galileo's Treasure Box by Catherine Brighton, Dava Sobel ISBN: 0-8027-8768-1 Publisher: Walker & Co Pub. Date: June, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Yes, Virginia, There Can Be A Second Life For A Great Book
Comment: Galileo's Treasure Box by Catherine Brighton [with an introduction by Dava Sobel of Galileo's Daughter and Longitude fame] is a great children's book that will hopefully enjoy a wider readership the second time around. Originally titled Five Secrets In A Box [1987, E.P. Dutton], the book tells the story of Virginia, eldest daughter of Galileo Galilei, and her curiosity about some items her father kept in a gold box. Through a simple text and exquisitely done illustrations, Brighton gives you a view of what it would have been like to be a curious kid in the house of a scientist during the time he made his great discoveries. Virginia finds the lenses for a telescope, colored filters for viewing the sun, and a feather, all in a gold box on her dad's desk. The book leaves Virginia asking why her dad would keep a feather and this will leave the door open for a young, curious reader to find out more. I fell in love with the book when it originally came out and gave many copies as presents. Later, when the original hardback was remaindered, I bought all the copies from several local bookstores and continued to give them as presents. If you know a young reader with readers for parents, give the child a copy of the delightful Galileo's Treasure Box by Catherine Brighton and give their folks a copy of the equally delightful Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel. Hopefully many people, young and old, will discover the story of Virginia and Galileo Galilei.
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Title: The Adventures of a Nose by Viviane Schwarz, Joel Stewart ISBN: 0763616745 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Papa's Song by Kate McMullan, Jim McMullan ISBN: 0374357323 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 05 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Ignis by Gina Wilson, P. J. Lynch ISBN: 0763616230 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: The Good Little Girl by Clement Oubrerie, Lawrence David ISBN: 0385326149 Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 13 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Twilight by Holly Young Huth, David McPhail ISBN: 0689819757 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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