A Few Beautiful Minutes: Experiencing a Solar Eclipse [Hardcover]

A poetic and exquisitely illustrated tribute to the solar eclipse and the magic of togetherness, seen through the eyes of a child.​

What happens during a solar eclipse? The sun vanishes. Light becomes dark. Day animals sleep, and night animals wake. The moon takes over the sky. People stop what they’re doing and together, they look up. The whole world changes for a few beautiful minutes.

Celebrating a favorite wonder of the universe,A Few Beautiful Minutesencourages young readers to (safely) discover each stage of a solar eclipse, and to experience how this incredible phenomenon can connect us to one another.Kate Allen Foxis the author ofPando: The Living Wonder of Trees,and her essays have appeared inThe New York TimesandMcSweeney’s. After working in public health, she combined her passions for science and the written word and began writing picture books that inspire wonder and curiosity about the natural world. She invites you to visit her online at kateallenfox.com or on Twitter @kateallenfox.
 
Khoa Le has illustrated numerous picture books, includingBeatrice Likes the Dark,The Most Beautiful Thing,Sugar in Milk, and the Sydney Taylor Honor book Miriam at the River, among others. She is also an author, a graphic designer, and a painter. Khoa has a passion for travel, an eagerness to learn about different cultures, and a desire to discover the beauty of the world. She lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and invites you to visit her online at khoaleartwork.com or on Instagram @khoa.le.artwork.A Chicago Public Library Best Informational Book for Young Readers
An NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award Book
A Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Selection* "Rich, poetic language explains the process of a total solar eclipse and ponders its effects on the living creatures bel£+