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In praise of mystery / Ada Limón ; illustrated by Peter Sís.

Limón, Ada, (author.). Sís, Peter, 1949- (illustrator.).

Summary:

"From U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and Caldecott Honoree Peter Sís: a transcendent picture book featuring the poem that will travel into space aboard NASA's Europa Clipper. As part of her tenure as US poet laureate, Ada Limón has written 'In Praise of Mystery,' which will be engraved on the Europa Clipper spacecraft that launches to Jupiter and its moons in October 2024. Published here as Limón's debut picture book, this luminous poem is illustrated by celebrated and internationally renowned artist Peter Sís. In Praise of Mystery celebrates humankind's endless curiosity, asks us what it means to explore beyond our known world, and shows how the unknown can reflect us back to ourselves."-- W.W. Norton website.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781324054009
  • ISBN: 132405400X
  • Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2024]
Subject: Curiosity > Juvenile poetry.
Genre: Poetry.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 6 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 4 of 4 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library E LIM (Text) 36015001905740 Easy New Fiction Available -
Richlands Branch Library E LIM (Text) 36015001905765 Easy New Fiction Available -
Sneads Ferry Branch Library E LIM (Text) 36015001905757 Easy New Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library E LIM (Text) 36015001905773 Easy New Fiction Available -
Hudson (Fontana) E LIMÓN (Text) 39493108956469 Easy New Fiction Available -
Marianna Black Library E LIMON (Text) 39493109177818 Easy New Fiction Available -