From U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and Caldecott Honoree Peter Sís: a transcendent picture book featuring the poem that will travel into space aboard NASA’s
Europa Clipper
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Kirkus Reviews
Best Book of the Year
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal
"A work of wonder for kids of all ages." —
Los Angeles Times
U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón was invited by NASA to write a poem to be engraved on the
spacecraft. That poem, “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa" launched to Jupiter and its moons on October 14, 2024. Reimagined as
In Praise of Mystery
, Limón’s debut picture book, this luminous poem is illustrated by celebrated and internationally renowned artist Peter Sís.
celebrates humankind’s endless curiosity, asks us what it means to explore beyond our known world, and shows how the unknown can reflect us back to ourselves.