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What stars are made of

The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars by Laura Alary

November 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

TITLE: The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars AUTHOR:  Laura Alary ILLUSTRATOR:  Yas Imamura  PUB DATE: Late January 2026 READ AS: Online reader copy RESULT:  Dang this is good! NEED MORE?: YES OKAY MORE: This is a picture book about Cecila Payne, who was a young girl who did not fit in. She stood out in many ways not just because she was taller than other girls/women, not just because she was a female, but because she really loved nature and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History Tagged With: 1900-1979, 20th Century, astronomers, Cecila Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia Payne, Laura Alary, science, Women astronomers, Yas Imamura

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:504 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History · Tags: 1900-1979, 20th Century, astronomers, Cecila Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia Payne, Laura Alary, science, Women astronomers, Yas Imamura ·
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