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rainbowbookworm's review
5.0
Such a simple story and yet it perfectly portrays the passion, curiosity, and impatience of childhood.
swtmarie's review
3.0
A little girl named Ada is visiting her Ama and Poobah on their island home in Maine. Ada is absolutely fascinated with the stars and sky but where she comes from (New York), the city lights make it difficult for her to view them. So that is the one thing Ada is looking forward to do while visiting her grandparents. When she arrives, Ama and Poobah take her on an outdoor excursion where they kayak and check out the seashore ospreys and nests. Finally, when it becomes dark, a big fog rolls in putting Ada's stargazing to a halt. So Poobah brings out a book about stars to read with the disappointed Ada. This book shows actual pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope and is visually stunning. Ada soon becomes engulfed with the book and learning about galaxies, the Milky Way, and the possibility of life on other planets. Shortly after reading, Ada discovers the fog has lifted and they all run out and finally get to enjoy the night sky with one another.
pussinbooks's review
3.0
Enrapturing art and a sweet story with scientifically accurate size and distance of galaxies!
barbarianlibarian's review
2.0
I felt like text was annoying, specifically the dialogue made me dislike the main character. and I didn't love the illustrations
ivyinthepages's review
4.0
Rating: 4 leaves out of 5
Characters: 4/5
Cover: 4/5
Story: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Genre: Children/ Picture book
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes
Characters: 4/5
Cover: 4/5
Story: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Genre: Children/ Picture book
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes
skyhazzard's review
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
2.0
As a children’s book this is probably fine, it’s a quick read so it’d be easy to get through and the pictures of the night sky were really pretty. But I wanted more about the galaxies. It’s called Ada and the galaxies and she starts off the book wanting to see the night sky, she’s kind of obsessed with it. She goes to visit her grandparents and where they live they have a good view. While waiting for the sky to get dark they explore the area where they live but all day she can’t wait for it to get dark, when it finally does…it’s foggy. So her grandfather shows her a book about galaxies and they talk a little bit about them. Before bed she goes to say goodnight to the fairy house they built and the fog has lifted so she can see the stars. The end. Give me a couple more pages maybe pointing out some constellations or something.