In Star Stuff, written and illustrated by Stephanie Roth Sisson, we zoom in from the Milky Way galaxy, to our sun, our earth, to Brooklyn, NY and into a small apartment where we meet a boy named Carl. Carl was curious about everything, especially the stars.
So Carl headed, of course, to the library, and started to find answers. Carl set out to learn more, and became Dr. Carl Sagan. He spread the message that “the earth and every living thing are made of star stuff.” He helped send a spacecraft on a grand tour of our solar system with a friendly greeting on board in the form of a golden record with sounds and messages from Earth. Carl remained curious all his life. He knew that he was part of a very big place. (Picture book/biography. 4-8)
Inspired by the star scenes in Star Stuff, we created bookmarks to remind us of our place in the universe. We always feel awe when looking up at the millions of stars in the night sky, and thinking about how much we’ve learned and how much is yet to be discovered.