U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón was invited by NASA to write a poem to be engraved on the Europa Clipper spacecraft. That poem, "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa" launched to Jupiter and its moons on October 14, 2024. Reimagined as In Praise of Mystery, Limón's debut picture book, this luminous poem is illustrated by celebrated and internationally renowned artist Peter Sís.

In Praise of Mystery celebrates humankind's endless curiosity, asks us what it means to explore beyond our known world, and shows how the unknown can reflect us back to ourselves.

Author: Ada Limón
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Norton Young Readers
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 9.10h x 9.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781324054009


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2024 pg. 78
Publishers Weekly 07/22/2024
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2024
Foreword 08/14/2024
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2024
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2024 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Sís, Peter: - Peter Sís has received the Robert F. Sibert Medal, three Caldecott Honors, and a Sydney Taylor Honor. He was the first children's book creator to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, and won the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Award. He lives in Hudson Valley, New York.Limón, Ada: - Ada Limón is the 24th U.S. poet laureate. She has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and been a finalist for the National Book Award. She has recently received both a Guggenheim and a MacArthur Fellowship. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky.