When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
Download or Read eBook When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer PDF written by Walt Whitman and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Walt Whitman |
| Publisher | : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2004-11-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0689863977 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780689863974 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer by : Walt Whitman
Book excerpt: Leave time for wonder. Walt Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" is an enduring celebration of the imagination. Here, Whitman's wise words are beautifully recast by New York Times #1 best-selling illustrator Loren Long to tell the story of a boy's fascination with the heavens. Toy rocket in hand, the boy finds himself in a crowded, stuffy lecture hall. At first he is amazed by the charts and the figures. But when he finds himself overwhelmed by the pontifications of an academic, he retreats to the great outdoors and does something as universal as the stars themselves... he dreams.
