Meanwhile back on Earth...: finding our place through time and space / Oliver Jeffers ; all calculations made by astrophysicist Stephen Smartt.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Philomel Books , 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593621523
- 0593621522
- 9780593622148
- 0593622146
- Father and child -- Juvenile fiction
- Space and time -- Juvenile fiction
- War -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Violence -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Conflict management -- Juvenile fiction
- Civilization -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Colonization -- Juvenile fiction
- Space flight -- Juvenile fiction
- Interplanetary voyages -- Juvenile fiction
- Intergroup relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Social conflict -- Juvenile fiction
- Political violence -- Juvenile fiction
- Culture conflict -- Juvenile fiction
- Planets -- Juvenile fiction
- Outer space -- Juvenile fiction
- Solar system -- Juvenile fiction
- Earth (Planet) -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | JEFFERS OLIVER | Checked out | 06/13/2024 | 33111011036148 | |||
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | JEFFERS OLIVER | Available | 33111010941595 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A spectacular new picture book from the creator of international bestsellers Here We Are and What We'll Build that will give readers perspective on our place in space.
A father takes his two children on a thrilling out-of-this-world adventure into space and invites them to look back at Earth and the conflicts that have taken place since the beginning of time. This becomes a brief history of the world and a guide to the universe, told with Oliver Jeffers's inimitable perspective, wit, and exquisite artwork.
Meanwhile Back on Earth gives a unique look at life on Earth with a cosmic perspective--and an enduring message that what binds us together matters more than what sets us apart. A timely story for families everywhere.
First published in the United Kingdom by HarperCollins, 2022.
"This book is a companion to the art installation Our place in space -- an epic scale model of the solar system. The 10km sculpture trail was developed by Oliver Jeffers, astrophysicist Professor Stephen Smartt, and the Nerve Centre and creative partners, as part of the UNBOXED program funded by the UK government"--Colophon.
"Finding our place through time and space; a cosmic view on conflict" -- jacket.
Maps of time and distance on endpapers.
Merging space travel with a road trip, a father drives all over the solar system at 37mph in order to allow his children to view the conflicts of Earth's history in the rearview mirror. Whether it's only been the 78 years it takes to drive to Venus or the 8,000 it takes to get to Neptune, humans have been fighting each other for small pieces of space on our planet.