The Dance of Time - by Irene Aparici (Hardcover)

About the Book

The Dance of Time is a book full of imagination and information, which will be useful for parents and teachers looking to accompany children on a different kind of journey through our solar system.

Guided Reading Level: P, Lexile Level: 830L

Book Synopsis

Winner at the 2014 Living Now Book Awards. Do you enjoy stargazing? Do you know the names of the planets in our solar system and why they are named after gods? Space is full of secrets... Dare to discover them!

In her younger days, Madam Sun had been a famous dancer. Now she is the director of the dance company "PLANETS IN ORBIT." Its latest show, "THE DANCE OF TIME," is currently a huge success in the GRAND THEATRE OF THE UNIVERSE. Madam Sun, standing in the center in an orange dress, lights up the whole stage, while eight dancers rotate around her in a graceful ellipse. Do you know who these dancers are? Perhaps, after reading this story, when you look up at the starry sky at night, you will see the ir magnificent show.

The Dance of Time is a book full of imagination and information, which will be useful for parents and teachers looking to accompany children on a different kind of journey through our solar system. Dare to discover the amazing show in which the stars and planets dance together in rhythm!

About the Author

The award-winning author Irene Aparici was born with a notebook in one hand and a pencil in the other. She has lived in Spain and in Ecuador. As a professional, she has worked mainly in the financial sector, but has also worked as a professor at a university, a rural estates administrator, a mediator in extrajudicial conflicts, and an international cooperator. In 2011, Irene was diagnosed with breast cancer, to which she lost her battle in 2014.

Enrique Quevedo was born in Cádiz, Spain, in 1967, and currently resides in Seville. From a very young age, Enrique was interested in drawing and also in the operation of mechanical devices, which led him to study Fine Arts in Seville, where he majored in painting. Today, he is a full-time illustrator, mostly working on children's picture books (The Great Magician of the World, Fairground Lights, The Dance of Time