Before his time....

Have you heard the story of Galileo?  Out taking pictures of the moon on a clear, cold winter night, I was reminded of this.

Another children's book.

This biography of Galileo tells how he was the first to turn a telescope to the skies to map the heavens.  For hundreds of years, most people thought the earth was the center of the universe, with the sun and moon - and the other planets - revolving around it.  Galileo wrote about his discoveries as he gazed at the sky through the telescope, discoveries that disturbed the status quo and eventually led to his being locked inside his own house under guard.  Today, we know that Galileo's ideas were right.

Enjoy these pictures showing other pages from the book.

The book, copyrighted in 1996, received the Caldecott Award.

The book was perfect to have available for supplemental reading with our Science unit on Planets and Space.

I hope you are anticipating a good week-end ahead.  It has been a long week for many of you!  Here, we expect high temperatures into the mid-forties - maybe warmer - and a chance of rain through the beginning of the week.

Thank you for reading.  I really appreciate your comments.