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A modern scientific twist to a beloved bedtime favorite filled with vibrant colors and space science fun!


Released June 30, 2020.
Available at stores like B&N.

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There are a handful of Easter eggs in this book, from black hole images of M87 by the Event Horizon Telescope & Chandra X-ray Observatory to a “photo” of my two kids. Find Space Shuttle Columbia (that launched Chandra), the satellite loosely based on Chandra, and Pluto!

Reviews are in!

A beloved classic gets an astronomical send up in this must-have book for budding little scientists.”
— John Rocco, New York Times bestselling author and creator of How We Got To The Moon

”Goodnight Exomoon is a super cute kids book for anyone looking to get their kids into planetary science
from a young age (and let’s face it, who isn’t?).”
-Daniella Rabaiotti, New York Times bestselling author of Does It Fart?

“The beloved children’s classic Goodnight Moon gets a celestial remix in this astronomy-themed parody. Telescopes, scientists, and satellites fill the recognizable great green room, and the book’s rhythmic verses and alternating color and black-and-white illustrations stay true to the original tenor and tone. Goodnight Exomoon is perfect for tucking little stargazers in at night or as a companion to the original...” — Foreward Reviews
 
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WORDS YOU’LL LEARN

Atmospheric balloon: A balloon that can carry instruments to high into Earth's atmosphere and can enable observation of frequency bands blocked by the lower atmosphere.

Comet: A small body, sometimes described as a "dirty snow ball," a few miles in diameter with a surrounding cloud of dust and gas that orbits the Sun.

Atomic, relating to the atom: Building block of matter, composed of positively charged protons and neutral neutrons in the nucleus, surrounded by negatively charged electrons.

Interns: Students paid for temporary positions over the summer or during a semester.

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Lanterns: A portable source of light.

Micrometer: A tool used for precise measurement of very small objects, and can be used for in telescopes for measuring angles and distances on nearby objects.

Accelerometer: Small device used to help measure acceleration due to gravity.

Globular, as in globular cluster: Tightly-bound, roughly spherical collection of hundreds of thousands, and sometimes millions, of stars distributed in the halos around the Milky Way and other galaxies.

Exomoon: A moon orbiting a planet that is outside our solar system (exoplanet).

Satellite: A body that orbits around a planetary body, such as the Moon (a natural satellite) or the Chandra X-ray Observatory (an artificial telescope), both of which orbit around the Earth.

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Meteor rocks, also known as meteorites: Pieces of asteroids or other celestial bodies that have travelled through space and fallen to Earth. 

Telescope: Instrument used to capture as much light as possible from a given region of the sky and concentrate them into a focused beam for analysis.

Finderscope: An aiming device used in astronomy mounted on the main astronomical telescope pointing along the same line of sight that helps point at a cosmic target.

Space science: The study of things occurring in Earth’s upper atmosphere, in space, or on celestial bodies beyond Earth, and/or studies related to space flight.

From Cottage Door Press and Smithsonian Kids. Illustrator:  Kelly Kennedy