Kids Can Discover Planets and Beyond in Third Queen Vernita Book, Published by Outskirts Press

Sept. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Veteran author Dawn Menge and astronomer Heath Rhoades today announced the release of their new juvenile fiction book, Queen Vernita Meets Sir HeathyBean the Astronomer, published by Outskirts Press.  The third volume in the popular Queen Vernita series, their newest work uses Rhoades’ expertise in astronomy and Menge’s storytelling skills to inspire their young readers to learn more about the nine planets, the sun, the moon, the asteroids and the comets.

In this marvelously illustrated book, Queen Vernita invites Cora the Teacher and Sir HeathyBean the Astronomer to stay at home for an entire year and teach her and her friends about the heavenly bodies that surround the earth.  Through daily presentations of different and fascinating facts about the nine planets, sun, moon, asteroids and comets, young readers’ imaginations are spurred to consider the vast space of the universe around us.

In a sub-theme to the authors’ encouragement to learn astronomy, Queen Vernita invites a different visitor each month – males, females, the young, the old, those born with physical or mental challenges – and each of this diverse group of visitors is warmly welcomed and treated with respect and with high expectations.  

Each page of the book also details the ways in which learning about astronomy will be extended after that month’s visitor returns home.  Queen Vernita Meets Sir HeathyBean the Astronomer follows the same successful format of Menge’s first two books of the series in which Queen Vernita teaches children about the months of the year and the days of the week through repetition, delightful illustrations and visitors whose personalities are taken from the author’s own life.

Queen Vernita Meets Sir HeathyBean the Astronomer is available on-line in paperback through Amazon and Barnes and Noble and at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore for a maximum trade discount in quantities of ten or more.

ISBN: 978-1-4327-3120-5             Format: 8.5 x 11 color paperback                     SRP: $19.95
Genre: Juvenile fiction/action and adventure/education/administration

About the authors:

Heath Rhoades is the Astronomy Team Leader at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Table Mountain Observatory.  He specializes in software and technology for the optical telescope systems.  Mr. Rhoades trains and assists visiting scientists, participates in asteroid and comet astrometry and conducts research in asteroid light curve studies.

Dawn Menge has a Masters Degree and Clear Credentials in Special Education.  She has worked with the severely handicapped population for over a decade and is currently working towards her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction.

For more information or to contact the authors, visit www.outskirtspress.com/QueenVernitaMeetsSirHeathBeantheAstronomer.

About Outskirts Press, Inc,: Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.