Events

Author Hayley Barrett joins us for a reading of her book, What Miss Mitchell Saw

Join us monthly for a live, online Astronomy @ Home Storytime for children and their families.

What Miss Mitchell Saw, written by Hayley Barrett and illustrated by Diana Sudyka

Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual—a comet no one had ever seen before! Miss Mitchell’s extraordinary discovery made her famous the world over and paved the way for her to become America’s first professional female astronomer.

Storytime Activity

We’ll make model comets after reading the story! If you’d like to make a comet, bring the following materials to Storytime: (1.) a stick (such as a chopstick or a popsicle stick), (2.) curling metallic ribbon (3 different colors if possible), (3.) scissors, (4.) aluminum foil

Registration is required for this live reading.
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ASP staff and special guests will read our favorite illustrated children’s books about the sky and space, as well as share fun and easy activities and sky observations that families can do together at home. If you can’t make it live, you’ll be able to watch the archived video if available. Any of the activities will always be available.