The Horn Book Guide

LITERATURE

Florian, Douglas

Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings

48 pp. | Harcourt | April, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-15-205372-7 $16.00

(1) 4-6 Moving from universe to galaxy to sun, planets to constellations and "the great beyond," Florian sums up the heavens in twenty snappy rhymes. Variants of flame-orange and blues predominate in the full-spread paintings, which incorporate collage-like accents. With its gorgeous palette, sweeping vistas, and ingenious effects (including occasional die-cut holes), this is an expansive and illuminating view of the subject. Bib., glos.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2007