{"product_id":"star-of-the-party-the-solar-system-celebrates-the-solar-system-celebrates-paperback","title":"Star of the Party: The Solar System Celebrates!: The Solar System Celebrates! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Carr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelp throw Sun a birthday celebration in this hilarious picture book complete with nonfiction facts. Great for readers of \u003ci\u003eMoonshot \u003c\/i\u003eand for the budding astronomer in your life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe planets are throwing Sun a birthday party! Mercury wants to thank Sun for how close they are. (Being the \u003ci\u003eclosest\u003c\/i\u003e planet has its perks.) Earth enjoys Sun's warmth. And all the planets want to celebrate Sun's magnetic personality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut party planning takes work. Do they even have room for all of Jupiter's moon? Don't space out. It's time for this star-studded event! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlast off with Jan Carr and Pura Belpre Award-winning illustrator Juana Medina's quick-witted and fact-filled picture book about the solar system and all of its (inter)stellar inhabitants.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Carr\u003c\/b\u003e has written over fifty books for children, including the middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eThe Elf of Union Square\u003c\/i\u003e and the picture books \u003ci\u003eToe Show Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Nature of the Beast.\u003c\/i\u003e She's worked as a Head Start teacher, a book editor at Scholastic, a magazine editor at Sesame Workshop, a children's book reviewer, and an arts journalist, and has taught writing at both The New School and School of Visual Arts in the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay program. Jan lives with her husband and son in New York City, where she gazes up at the stars and loves to read about them. You can find her online at jancarr.net. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuana Medina \u003c\/b\u003eis the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003e1 Big Salad, ABC Pasta, Sweet Shapes, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Pura Belpré Award winner \u003ci\u003eJuana \u0026amp; Lucas \u003c\/i\u003eand its follow-up, \u003ci\u003eJuana \u0026amp; Lucas: Big Problemas.\u003c\/i\u003e She has also illustrated a number of books for other authors and contributed to two recent anthologies: \u003ci\u003eThe Hero Next Door \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWe Are the Change. \u003c\/i\u003eBesides her work in children's books, she has done illustration, animation, and design work for a myriad of clients.\u003cbr\u003eJuana studied and taught at the Rhode Island School of Design, and now lives in the D.C. area with her wife and twin sons, with whom she spends hours drawing space shuttles and wondering about distant stars. Discover more about Juana and her work at juanamedina.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.8 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767266902304,"sku":"9781524773151","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7c7d115ebfbc3b86543bccc53cf602dd.webp?v=1780307899","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/star-of-the-party-the-solar-system-celebrates-the-solar-system-celebrates-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}