{"id":918802,"date":"2018-05-23T13:05:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T13:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=918802"},"modified":"2018-05-29T07:34:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T07:34:12","slug":"starry-skies-by-samantha-chagollan-illustrated-by-nila-aye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/05\/23\/starry-skies-by-samantha-chagollan-illustrated-by-nila-aye\/","title":{"rendered":"Starry Skies  by Samantha Chagollan &#038; Illustrated by Nila Aye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_918803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-918803\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plasso.com\/s\/C3qg5LVWSB-dolphin-boooksellers-for-younger-readers\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"918803\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/05\/23\/starry-skies-by-samantha-chagollan-illustrated-by-nila-aye\/starry-skies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Starry-Skies.jpg?fit=420%2C431\" data-orig-size=\"420,431\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Starry Skies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Starry-Skies.jpg?fit=420%2C431\" class=\"wp-image-918803 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Starry-Skies.jpg?resize=292%2C300\" alt=\"Starry Skies - cover image and web link\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Starry-Skies.jpg?resize=292%2C300 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Starry-Skies.jpg?w=420 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-918803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buy this book on-line here...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Starry Skies is a great introduction to space, astronomy and earth science.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is a strong sense of darkness in the black pages with yellow and white dots for the constellations and writing, great for trying to spot the stars in our dark skies.<\/p>\n<p>A double page holds a complete constellation and includes, Pegasus, Hercules and Leo.\u00a0Every night, the sky is filled with stars that tell a thousand tales. Brave warriors, regal queens, fierce beasts.<\/p>\n<p>The character on the pages are walking at night and stargazing making sense of the universe above us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plasso.com\/s\/C3qg5LVWSB-dolphin-boooksellers-for-younger-readers\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"918717\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/the-new-baby-and-me-by-christine-kidney-illustrator-hoda-haddadi\/buythisbookbutton2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?fit=317%2C75\" data-orig-size=\"317,75\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"buyThisbookButton2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?fit=317%2C75\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-918717 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?resize=317%2C75\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?w=317 317w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?resize=300%2C71 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2IF9QXt\">Samantha Chagollan<\/a> is an award-winning author and editor of children\u2019s books. She grew up in Southern California with a passion for telling and writing stories. After gaining a degree in literature she worked in publishing and is now a freelance author.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nilaaye.com\">Nila Aye<\/a> is a firm favourite of the London illustration scene and there is an influence of a retro design in her characters and style.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"918804\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/05\/23\/starry-skies-by-samantha-chagollan-illustrated-by-nila-aye\/image-2-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-2.jpg?fit=603%2C298\" data-orig-size=\"603,298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Image 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-2.jpg?fit=603%2C298\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-918804\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-2.jpg?resize=462%2C228\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-2.jpg?resize=300%2C148 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image-2.jpg?w=603 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2J1qik4\">Walter Foster JR<\/a> are the publishers and are part of the <em>QuartoKids<\/em> group.<\/p>\n<p>Sue Martin<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1378\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/12\/04\/theres-a-tiger-in-the-garden-by-lizzie-stewart\/dolphin-rt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" data-orig-size=\"260,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dolphin Book Blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Part of Books Go Walkabout, Stories across the world.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1378\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=144%2C144 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Starry Skies is a great introduction to space, astronomy and earth science. There is a strong sense of darkness in the black pages with yellow and white dots for the constellations and writing, great for trying to spot the stars in our dark skies. A double page holds a complete constellation and includes, Pegasus, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/05\/23\/starry-skies-by-samantha-chagollan-illustrated-by-nila-aye\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Starry Skies  by Samantha Chagollan &#038; Illustrated by Nila Aye\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. 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