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Halley Came to Jackson
In her second childrens book project, internationally acclaimed singer and songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter captures the momentous night in 1910 when a father held his baby in his arms as Halleys Comet streaked across the Jackson skyline. Inspired by renowned author, Eudora Welty, and her stories of growing up in Mississippi, Ms. Carpenters words celebrate the special love shared between a father and a daughter and how lifes magical moments remain with us throughout our lives. Like an old tattered scrapbook overflowing with remembrances of days past, this touching story and Dan Andreasens stunning illustrations stand as a timeless tribute to the beauty of lifes memories and that night so long ago when Halleys comet soared through the sky.
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
40 pages, Hardcover
First published October 31, 1998
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January 16, 2018
The book was very good. As you read it the words rhymed.
It is great to see a dad share something exciting as a comet in the sky with a young child even though they do not understand or remember except for the newspaper articles or writings that are saved. To see people celebrate at the time of the event on a nice clear night is very rare.
The time lapse was also interesting as the girl was able to see or hear about the event as a little girl and then years later get to see the same event as an adult. To be able to share it with her parents and to share it with her children (if she had any) as she was older.
non fiction picture book
It is great to see a dad share something exciting as a comet in the sky with a young child even though they do not understand or remember except for the newspaper articles or writings that are saved. To see people celebrate at the time of the event on a nice clear night is very rare.
The time lapse was also interesting as the girl was able to see or hear about the event as a little girl and then years later get to see the same event as an adult. To be able to share it with her parents and to share it with her children (if she had any) as she was older.
non fiction picture book
March 4, 2017
We love this little book about a famous comet and a daddy's love for his baby.
While his sister hunted for the comet on each page, Gresham just hunted the pages. A few times he even caught them.
While his sister hunted for the comet on each page, Gresham just hunted the pages. A few times he even caught them.
April 30, 2013
A beautiful book about Halley's Comet coming to Jackson Mississippi. The girl in the book was just a baby the first time she saw it and got to see it again when she was quite a bit older.
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