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An inspired biographical picture book about a female astronomer who makes huge discoveries about the mysteries of the night sky and changed the way we look at the universe
Vera Rubin was one of the astronomers who discovered and named dark matter, the thing that keeps the universe hanging together. Throughout her career she was never taken seriously as a scientist because she was one of the only female astronomers at that time, but she didnt let that stop her. She made groundbreaking and incredibly significant discoveries that scientists have only recently been able to really appreciate-and she changed the way that we look at the universe. A stunning portrait of a little-known trailblazer, The Stuff Between the Stars tells Veras story and inspires the youngest readers who are just starting to look up at the stars.
Sandra Nickel is a former NYC lawyer who now lives with her family in Switzerland. She is a graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts with an MFA in writing for children and young adults. Aime Sicuro is an illustrator, picture book maker, and surface pattern designer who received a BFA in Illustration from Columbus College of Art and Design. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and young sons; Aimee Sicuro is an illustrator, picture-book maker, and surface-pattern designer. She graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design with a BFA in illustration. She lives in Brooklyn.

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The Stuff Between the Stars How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe - photo 1
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Endpapers HOW VERA RUBIN DISCOVERED MOST OF THE UNIVERSE ABRAMS BOOKS FOR - photo 5
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HOW VERA RUBIN DISCOVERED MOST OF THE UNIVERSE ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS - photo 6
HOW VERA RUBIN DISCOVERED MOST OF THE UNIVERSE ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS - photo 7
HOW VERA RUBIN DISCOVERED
MOST
OF THE UNIVERSE
ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS NEW YORK
written by
Sandra Nickel
illustrated by
Aime Sicuro
Vera always liked looking at the night sky But when she was eleven she moved - photo 8
Vera always liked looking at the night sky. But when she was eleven,
she moved to a new house, with a bedroom so small the only place to look
was up through her window. As she lay in bed, a star slipped into sight, slowly
snuck across the pane, and disappeared.
Others followed.
The stars were stirring and something bright stirred in Vera too Vera - photo 9
The stars were stirring, and something bright stirred in Vera too.
Vera started studying maps of the night sky She read about the way stars fired - photo 10
Vera started studying maps of the night sky.
She read about the way stars fired
their own glow, the way planets
reflected the stars bloom.
She built a telescope out of a lens and a long cardboard tube so she could
reach farther into the heavens.
Every night as the suns light emptied from the sky Vera switched off her lamp - photo 11
Every night, as the suns light emptied from the sky, Vera switched off
her lamp to make her parents think she was asleep. She watched the
Big Dipper circle the North Star.
She memorized the trails of shooting stars
so she could map their paths in the morning. And when Veras eyelids grew
heavy, she dreamed not about what she had seen, but about what she had
not
seen. She dreamed about the mysteries between the stars.
When Vera was seventeen she went to college so she could learn more about the - photo 12
When Vera was seventeen, she went to college so she could learn more
about the universe. She had already learned that young women werent
welcome in the mans world of astronomy. Her high school teacher had
told her to stay away from science. One college suggested that painting
would be a better choice.
Vera didnt want to paint She wanted to observe At Vassar College she was the - photo 13
Vera didnt want to paint. She wanted to observe. At Vassar College, she was
the only astronomy major in her class. She could reach into the heavens with
the schools long telescope whenever she wanted.
By the time Vera finished college she had fallen in love with Robert Rubin a - photo 14
By the time Vera finished college,
she had fallen in love with Robert Rubin,
a mathematician. With their marriage, her life
took a new turn. Just as the moon orbits both the earth and sun,
Veras life began to revolve around both her new family and the night sky.
As a baby grew inside her Vera began studying a question that had left a trail - photo 15
As a baby grew inside her, Vera began studying a question that had left a
trail through her mind. Was it possible that galaxies rotated around a center
in the universe like the Big Dipper circled the North Star? She plotted galaxies
on a globe, carefully measured how they moved, and then measured again.
Just before her son was born, Vera concluded that her idea might just be right.
Vera drove through a snowstorm thick as the Milky Way to share her research - photo 16
Vera drove through a snowstorm, thick as the Milky Way, to share her
research at a gathering of Americas most important senior astronomers.
The men were all clustered together like the bright bulge of a galaxy She - photo 17
The men were all clustered together like the bright bulge of a galaxy.
She stood before them and told them about the movement of galaxies.
One by one they stood up. They said her ideas were outlandish.
They said her conclusion was ridiculous.
Vera felt like the smallest, slowest star on the edge of their galaxy.
She asked herself, Will I ever really be an astronomer?
They all seemed to
know each other.
Vera knew no one.
Vera didnt like the harsh words pushing her away So after she gave birth to a - photo 18
Vera didnt like the harsh words, pushing her away. So after she
gave birth to a baby girl, she studied a new question quietly on her
owna question she thought would be a lot of fun. Were the starry
galaxies scattered any which way across the universe? Or was
there a pattern to where they spun?
As her husband and children slept, Vera stayed up with the
moon and stars. She multiplied and divided and multiplied
some more. At the end of several months, Vera had her
answer. Galaxies were clumped together like dew
drops on a spiders web.
It was a surprising discovery It went against what everyone thought It was a - photo 19
It was a surprising discovery It went against what everyone thought It was a - photo 20
It was a surprising discovery. It went against what everyone thought.
It was a discovery that earned her the title of doctor of astronomy.
This time, Americas most important
astronomers didnt criticize Vera.
They ignored her.
She still felt like a faraway star on the edge of their universe As Veras - photo 21
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