02783cam a2200421 i 4500 623889290 TxAuBib 20210601120000.0 200527s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020939444 9781771473712 hardcover 1771473711 hardcover (OCoLC)1155503623 TxAuBib rda Gladstone, James, author. Journey around the Sun : the story of Halley's Comet / by James Gladstone ; Illustrated by Yaara Eshet. Journey around the Sun. Toronto, ON : Owlkids Books, [2021] 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "Journey Around the Sun is the story of Halley's Comet, as told by the comet itself, as it returns to Earth approximately every 75 years. At the same time that we learn about the comet, we also learn about the history of human culture and technology, evolving as it has toward a greater understanding of our universe. Amazingly, although people in early civilizations did not know about the return orbit of Halley's Comet, documentation of the comet has survived from ancient China, Babylon, Greece, and the Arab world. (Comets were also painted in North and South America, but it's less clear whether or not they were of Halley.) These sightings were seen as omens good and bad, and they were woven into tapestries, painting on scrolls, immortalized in theatre. Edmond Halley predicted the comet would return in 1758, and he was proven right through successive technologies: telescopes, cameras, and eventually a spacecraft, Giotto, which photographed the comet's ice core at close range. Whether viewed through a cultural, psychological, or scientific lens, what's clear is that the history of Halley's comet is deeply tied to our own. The question that remains is what will Halley's Comet "see" the next time it comes to visit? The book ends with an Author's Note with more information about Halley's Comet and comets in general."-- Provided by publisher. AD960L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.3 0.5 511890. 20210601. Halley's comet Juvenile literature. Halley's comet. Informational works. Illustrated works. Picture books. lcgft Eshet, Yaara, (Illustrator), illustrator. TXKPL