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Maria's comet
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Title
Maria's comet
Description
A little girl dreams of being an astronomer like her father. She daydreams of catching a comet by the tail to sweep the sky and stars. She tries hard to hold onto her dreams while being forced to the forefront of reality.
Author
Hopkinson, Deborah
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
Illustrator
Lanino, Deborah
ISBN
0-689-81501-8
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
1999
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Michele Gillespie, 2005
Tags
assertiveness
,
astronomy
,
bias
,
biography
,
bodies of water
,
careers
,
decision making
,
discovery
,
exploration
,
family
,
grandparents
,
history
,
moon
,
ocean
,
parents
,
planet
,
ship
,
siblings
,
stars
,
technology
,
transportation
,
vision
Citation
Hopkinson, Deborah, “Maria's comet,”
Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University
, accessed December 8, 2024,
https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13164
.
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