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K-Gr 2 In this beautiful but obscure picture book, Virginia, the young daughter of Galileo, slips into her father's study and timorously examines five treasures she finds in a gold box on his desk. Experimenting with the lenses and fragments of colored glass, she discovers the wonder of enlarging distant scenes, of turning the surrounding countryside and its inhabitants into vivid reds or blues. She cannot fathom the significance of the last item, a soft, white feather. Telling her only that it...Log In or Sign Up to Read More