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Reviewed on October 1, 2020 | Elementary
Gr 2–5—Edwin Hubble, a white American astronomer, loved looking at the stars in the Missouri sky. Though his father discouraged his fascination, his grandfather built him a telescope for his eighth birthday. As he gazed into the night, he wondered, "How many stars are in the sky? How did the universe begin? Where did it come from?" These three questions are repeated throughout the book. Hubble's father did not want his son to study astronomy. Hubble studied law at the University of Oxford in England before becoming a teacher and basket...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

