Sís, Peter, 1949-

Starry messenger : a book depicting the life of a famous scientist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, Galileo Galilei / created and illustrated by Peter Sis for Frances Foster Books at Farrar Straus Giroux, New York. - 1st ed. - New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c1996. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe.

ISBN: 0374371911 0374470278 (pbk.)

LCCN: 95044986

Subjects--Personal Names:
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Astronomers--Italy--Biography
Scientists--Italy--Biography
Astronomers.
Scientists.
Children's literature--2004.

LC Class. No.: QB36.G2 / S57 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 520/.92 B