Star Seeker - Softcover

'...Using a rich palette and flowing lines over starry, airbrushed backgrounds, Tavares places two delighted young explorers in brightly patterned garb soaring atop a celestial bear, flinging a planet like a Frisbee, waving wands or streamers and sailing over elegantly undulant landscapes...' --Kirkus Reviews

'This cheerful fantasy draws most of its energy from Brazilian artist Tavares' illustrations. They pair nearly scientific portaits of planets with two freckle-faced children who zip by them on paper airplanes, armchairs and hobby-horses...Most of Heine's text serves as a fantasy about space travel, but a multi-page afterward supplies facts about space, the solar system, planets and constellations...' --Publishers Weekly

'In bouncy rhythm, two young narrators-a boy and a girl featured in turn and sometimes together-visit several planets, constellations, and other heavenly bodies. Drawn in cartoon style and cunningly costumed for each venture, the children appear in vividly colored scenes that are rich in detail. In some settings, relevant mythological figures are sketched into the background. The set of brief poems is augmented with several pages of factual explanations of the solar system, the planets, and the sun, moon, and stars. These are particularly helpful since many of the concepts will be unfamiliar to younger children, and the combination offers a tool for introducing these topics...the bright tone of the poetry and the appealing, strong art are a happy combination.' --School Library Journal

In this tour of the solar system, readers can ride into the night on the bridle of Pegasus, stir up boiling volcanoes on Venus, and even swim across Jupiter's gigantic seas. They will also learn all kinds of facts about the solar system and the mysteries of the night sky. With its unique blend of adventure, science and mythology and inspiring illustrations, Star Seeker is sure to spark everyone's imagination! * Gift Market: With an easy rhyming style and accessible endnotes on astronomy this book is ideal for children of all ages who are fascinated by the night sky * Education Market: Suitable for National Curriculum study of the solar system, KS1 & 2 * Released to mark The International Year of Astronomy