The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble

Marinov and Marcero pair up to create this visually striking biography of astronomer Edwin Hubble, whose insatiable curiosity led to groundbreaking discoveries about the cosmos in the early 20th century. Straightforward storytelling details young Hubble’s early obsession with the sky throughout his Missouri childhood and first career as a teacher and basketball coach, then his transition into astronomy, while mixed-media illustrations evoke the immenseness of the universe in compositions, including an impressive gatefold, that emphasize star-studded skies. Paneled vignettes pace the story, while diagrams and maps extend the narrative and illustrate astrophysical phenomena (e.g., a lunar eclipse). Back matter, including author and illustrator notes and a brief biography, further explains Hubble’s major contributions to astronomy—helping show the universe’s sprawling size and adding evidence to the theory that it’s expanding—concluding a book that should spark the imagination of young sky-watchers while introducing the scientist for whom a modern space telescope is named. Ages 7–10. (Jan.)