Clear Skies

"It is the summer of 1961, and eleven-year-old Arno Creelman wants nothing more than to be an astronomer. Fortunately, his struggle with claustrophobia has little impact on his one true passion. Unlike his annoying friend Buddy, who wants to become an astronaut and is not at all bothered by the idea of flying in a cramped space capsule, Arno dreams of exploring the galaxies with powerful telescopes back on Earth. But first he has to enter a local radio contest and win a visit to the new observatory that is about to open near his town"--

About the author

Jessica Scott Kerrin is the author of the newly launched Lobster Chronicles series and the best-selling Martin Bridge series. She lives in downtown Halifax, Canada, and once owned a nutty Springer Spaniel who inspired this book.

Summary

It is the summer of 1961, and eleven-year-old Arno Creelman wants nothing more than to be an astronomer. Fortunately, his struggle with claustrophobia has little impact on his one true passion. Unlike his annoying friend Buddy, who wants to become an astronaut and is not at all bothered by the idea of flying in a cramped space capsule, Arno dreams

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Product details

• Authors: Jessica Scott Kerrin
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781773062402
• ISBN: 978-1-77306-240-2
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 190 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 258 g
• Illustrations: 10 black-and-white
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Business, Careers, Occupations, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Exploration & Discovery, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Work & industry / world of work (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Technology / General