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Age at time of review - 12
Reviewer's Location - Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
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Ever since he was young, Clyde had a big interest in space. His father and uncle had taught him everything they knew about astronomy. Clyde's family owned a farm, but his dream for when he was older was to become an astronomer. Using instructions from a science machine and parts from farm machinery, Clyde built a better telescope than the ones available at the time. Eventually, Clyde got a job at Lowell Observatory as an amateur astronomer. There, Clyde helped with cleaning and was able to observe the sky during his extra time. Eventually, he thought that he had discovered a new planet! But in order to prove his findings, he had to look for distant movements of points of light, which indicate a new planet. This was a very difficult task- almost like finding a needle in a haystack! Will Clyde be able to prove his findings and achieve his dream of making a great discovery in astronomy?

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Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book. I liked how the author started out with Clyde's childhood and explained the reasons why he wanted to study astronomy when he was older. Additionally, I thought the author did a great job of keeping this book interactive and exciting despite it being a non-fiction book. There was a good amount of suspense on whether Clyde would be able to prove his finding or not, which was great. I appreciated how the language used in this book was fairly simple even though the book pertains to astronomy, as this makes it easy for younger audiences to understand as well. Lastly, I liked how informative this book was. There were little blurbs on multiple of the pages which explained things about Clyde's life and his astronomy achievements in more details. Real photographs of him were also used throughout the book. This book was a great read, and I would recommend it to readers of all ages. Particularly, readers who enjoy biographies or learning about astronomy would love this book!

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5
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