Reviews for Stella Brite and the Dark Matter Mystery

The average rating for Stella Brite and the Dark Matter Mystery based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-02-05 00:00:00 Jerr Affer The plot is a bit thin, and I have trouble believing that kids dumb enough to think that the "mystery" of dark matter is akin to the mystery of a missing dog would be smart enough to easily grasp physics and astronomy concepts, but this was not bad for the educational-material-disguised-as-fiction genre. The illustrations reminded me a lot of the same sort of book from my childhood, although some of this information hadn't been discovered yet back then. I did like that we have a brother and sister who mostly like each other and female head scientist (who turns out to not be a lot nicer than the children surmise; a not too heavy-handed point is made about first impressions). The end notes include links for further learning and the names of some interesting figures in the field, such as Fred Zwicky (the unfortunate 1933 discoverer of of dark matter) and Vera Rubin. This would be a good book for homeschooling or for kids who are interesting in science at a level more advanced than their class material.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-03-31 00:00:00 Fred Hayer Stella Bite: and the Dark Matter Mystery, by Sara Latta and illustrated by Meredith Johnson, is the story of Stella and her brother Max who join the astronomy club which is studying the problem of invisible dark matter in the universe, and are soon on it's trail. This is a wonderful book which should be included in the mystery/detective picture book genre in all school libraries. The is a really great read aloud book because it includes definitions of words all related to astronomy and would be a great addition to an astronomy lesson.