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Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust Hardcover – Picture Book, March 29, 2005

by April Pulley Sayre (Author), Ann Jonas (Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
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This nonfiction picture book is perfect for sharing at home or in the classroom, as it addresses a basic question from children 3 to 6: What is dust? An ALA Notable Book illustrated by best-selling artist Ann Jonas, Stars Beneath Your Bed answers that question with clear, elegant informational text by acclaimed author April Pulley Sayre. 

Dust can be “a crumbling leaf, the eyelash of a seal, the scales of a snake, the smoke of burning toast, ash from an erupting volcano.” And it can connect us across space and time—dust under your bed might have made King Tut sneeze or muddied a dinosaur. Bonus text explains the scientific relationship between dust and the color of a sunset.

Stars Beneath Your Bed is a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and the publication wrote, in a starred review, “This book is ideal for classroom use, and is both straightforward enough for preschoolers and fascinating enough to capture the interest of older elementary students.”

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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    1 - 5
  5. Dimensions
    9.25 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches
  6. Publisher
    Greenwillow Books
  7. Publication date
    March 29, 2005
  8. ISBN-10
    0060571888
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0060571887
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K-Gr. 3. Lowly dust gets a poetic treatment in a picture book that tells all about dust's what and where, and sometimes its why. Using free verse, Sayre explains how dust is made everywhere: "A flower drops pollen. / A dog shakes dirt from its fur. / A butterfly flutters, / and scales fall off its wings." Much of the rest of the text catalogs a litany of dust sources: a crumbling leaf, the smoke from burning toast, ash from a volcano. Perhaps most interesting to children will be the news that dust under the bed may be a part of a comet or a bit of the moon. The watercolors in the well-composed two-page spreads sometimes soar (a wave's spray casting dust), but there are also smaller images, such as dust from a farmer's plow, that are equally effective. Adults will need to help kids with the two-page note about dust and sunsets (dust causes the colors), which will be fascinating news to many. Teachers and parents will find uses for this. Ilene Cooper
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From the Back Cover

What is dust?
More than you think.

What can it do?
You will be surprised.

Dust may seem small,
dark, dirty, and dull.
But it's the secret
behind one of the
largest, most colorful
sights on earth.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Greenwillow Books; First Edition (March 29, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060571888
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060571887
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 5
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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April Pulley Sayre

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April Pulley Sayre is an award-winning author of over 65 natural history books for children and adults. She has photo-illustrated ten of them. Her read-aloud books, known for their lyricism and scientific precision, have been translated into French, Dutch, Japanese, and Korean. Her picture book VULTURE VIEW, illustrated by Steve Jenkins, received the Theodor "Seuss" Geisel Honor from the American Library Association. STARS BENEATH YOUR BED: the Surprising Story of Dust, received the AAAS/SB&F/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books and was named an ALA Notable. ONE IS SNAIL, TEN IS A CRAB was an ALA Notable and received Britain's highest literacy award. THE BUMBLEBEE QUEEN marked her third win of the John Burroughs Award. Sayre and her husband Jeff have followed lemurs in Madagascar, pursued army ants in Panama, and eaten piranha in the Peruvian Amazon. Mostly, though, they garden for wildlife and munch blueberries at their home in the Midwest.

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JustMellow
5.0 out of 5 stars We loved it so much—we had to buy one
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2016
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Learned something new along with my son. We originally came across this in the Library. We loved it so much—we had to buy one!
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Arlington Arlo
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly lovely, and informative
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2006
I enjoyed this lovely book very much, and think that young children will be astonished to learn about what dust is and where it comes from. Adults too!
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Vanessa
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and interesting
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2007
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What a neat story! A wonderful book with great illustrations. Fascinating facts at the end. All you ever wanted to know (and more) about dust. Did you know that if there is more dust it makes for a more colorful sunset? i had no idea...all because of dust. Wow. My kids were intrigued. Fun.
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CL
4.0 out of 5 stars Dust in a Fun Way
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2015
Cute book. Who knew dust can be so interesting.

Children see dust as messy dirt but this book takes a whole new take on dust.

Dust can come from everything, everywhere from the ocean to the volcano's Many children do not realize that the colors of the sun rise and sun set is influenced by the dust in the air.

In addition to this book being well written and filled with amazing illustrations, the back of this book is written with the parents in mind. It has some more information so you can further your child's education.
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kleavelle
4.0 out of 5 stars It's a fine book!
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2017
It's a cute book and who knew you could learn so much about dust. The only reason I'm not giving this book a 5 star is because it kind of transitions weird at the end. The book doesn't flow that well but overall. It's a fine book!
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Sally27
5.0 out of 5 stars Fact based, fascinating book for children and young at heart
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2019
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Delightful book, very unusual, bought as a bit of amusement for an adult following daft discussion about the subject, but will keep it for grandchild.
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Dana
5.0 out of 5 stars Science and Art meet in "The Stars Beneath Your Bed"
Reviewed in Canada on October 17, 2012
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"The Stars Beneath Your Bed" is another excellent book by April Pulley Saunders. She has a way of telling science stories so poetically. I use this book in combination with a lesson "what is a particle" and my grade 1 and 2 students love to imagine that the dust that made them sneeze may be dust dinosaurs rolled in. A lovely story for home or school. Other books I'd highly recommend by this author: "One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab: Counting with Feet" and "Trees are Made of Trout".
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