Shine, Star, Shine! by Dom Conlon – Book Review
Shine, Star, Shine! by Dom Conlon – Book Review
Shine, Star, Shine!
Author – Dom Conlon
Illustrator – Anastasia Izlesou
Publisher – Graffeg Limited
Pages – 36
Released – 16th November 2021
ISBN-13 – 978-1914079238
Format – ebook, paperback
Rating – 4 Stars
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Synopsis
Travel with Star as her light zips across 93 million miles of space from her home to Earth, where she ripens crops, keeps us warm, creates weather and reveals a waking world full of life.
Complete with a list of facts about the stars that fill our sky and why they are important, this charming poetic picture book combines fiction and non-fiction to make a perfect educational resource for children whether at home or in the classroom.
Review by Stacey
Shine, Star, Shine! by Dom Conlon is a poetic and educational book all about the sun and what the big star in the sky does for the people, animals, seas, etc.
Via a series of different scenes, the author demonstrates just how much the sun is required for everyday things, such as heating the waters, growing plants, helping spices to get their taste, for animals to live, and much, much more.
Most of the illustrations are quite dark and dull with the sun being a pop of bright orange colour on the pages to emphasise it. There is also so much going on in the illustrations that it can take a while just to take everything in.
This is a lovely, sweet read that combines beautiful words with factual information. At the back of the book is an explanation of what some of the words used in the book means which will help younger readers to understand the story better.
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Dom Conlon is a poet whose work has been praised by Chris Riddell, Brian Bilston, A F Harrold, Nicola Davies, George Szirtes and many more.
Whilst primarily a writer for children, Dom’s poetry reaches across all ages as he explores the natural world in search of the moments of connection experienced by all living things. From the Moon in his book This Rock That Rock, to the world of hares in Leap, Hare, Leap, Dom brings a quiet poetry and gentle humour to every subject he tackles.
