Books with title Starry Messenger

"If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge." -- Galileo GalileiIn every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man--a genius--and the first to turn the telescope to the skies to map the heavens. In doing so, he offered objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe but that it and all the other planets revolved around the sun. Galileo kept careful notes and made beautiful drawings of all that he observed. Through his telescope he brought the starts down to earth for everyone to see.By changing the way people saw the galaxy, Galileo was also changing the way they saw themselves and their place in the universe. This was very exciting, but to some to some it was deeply disturbing. Galileo has upset the harmonious view of heaven and earth that had been accepted since ancient times. He had turned the world upside down.In this amazing new book, Peter Sís employs the artist's lens to give us an extraordinary view of the life of Galileo Galilei. Sís tells his story in language as simple as a fairy tale, in pictures as rich and tightly woven as a tapestry, and in Galileo's own words, written more than 350 years ago and still resonant with truth.Starry Messenger is a 1997 Caldecott Honor Book.

I was twelve when it happened. I felt like the happiest girl in the world back then. My name was Willa Merciful, though I’ve changed it now. An anthology of short stories in the Mary Hades series. Including Shadow, Sister, and Messenger. Shadow: When Mary visits her Aunt Izzy's remote seaside bungalow, past and present collide. She soon realises a dark shadow hangs over her childhood memories, leaving her a task she would rather not complete... Sister: Susan Quirke, before she became Susan Hades--mother of Mary--goes through a transformation so extreme it changes her forever. Her younger sister Isabel can only watch. Messenger: Born into a doomsday cult, young Willa feels privileged to be one of the special people chosen to survive Judgement Day. But one day, Willa realises that life on the commune isn’t as safe as she once thought, and not everyone in the family can be trusted…

While men are tested on the earth to see if their faith in God is true, angels are tested in the heavenly realms to see if light or darkness shines through!In this timeless tale, an angel faces perilous trials and painful tribulations, and in the end, the choice of his own fate. Will he succumb to the evil forces at work against him or will he overcome them with unstoppable faith? Come along with Miracle, the Star Haven angel, on his journey that provokes the imagination beyond ordinary realms and enters the world of the stars!