Sara Latta

Detective Stella Brite and her ace assistant, Max, are hot on the trail of one of today's greatest mysteries: dark matter. What is it? Where is it? And what do MACHOs and WIMPs have to do with the mystery?

Never fear, astronomers everywhere--Stella's on the case!

Stella Brite and the Dark Matter Mystery "wins high marks for its clear, specific introduction to one of modern astronomy's great puzzles." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Latta's simple scientific definitions and Johnson's blending in of NASA-credited photographs of space with bright cartoon paintings mix fact with fiction well. A clever mixture of mystery picture book and science lesson." -- School Library Journal

“An expert science writer for children, Sara Latta has developed a superb approach to teaching young readers ages 7 to 10 about an astronomical phenomena in a way that is every bit as entertaining as it is informed and informative....a strongly recommended addition to school and community library collections.” -- Midwest Book Review

"So here's the deal--I'm 37 years old, I own a telescope and I love the idea of astronomy. But until I read Stella Brite and the Dark Matter Mystery I had no idea, at all, why dark matter was or why I should even care about it. It's very easy for me to recommend this title because it really impressed the heck out of me. Latta has really found her calling with this character and plot. She should write a whole series as far as I'm concerned; I know I would be up front buying each one. My son is going to love Stella in a year or two, and I'm going to love introducing them."--Colleen Mondor, Eclectica

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