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Bedtime goes out of this world with Hush, Little Rocket, a new
picture book by New York Times-bestselling author Mo O'Hara! Hush,
Little Rocket, don't make a bleep. We're heading home now, it's
time to sleep. At the end of a very long day soaring around the
galaxy, send your little rocket to sleep with this celestial
lullaby sung to the tune of "Hush Little Baby." Starting at the
long, yellow flares of the sun and coming home to a launchpad on
Neptune's largest moon, this gentle bedtime flight will introduce
readers to the solar system while lulling them into a slumber full
of cosmic dreams. Sweeping illustrations by Alexandra Cook bring
the Milky Way to life, and backmatter provides more planetary facts
for your curious stargazer. Perfect for tiny astronauts!
"I am now alone on earth, no longer having any brother, neighbor,
friend, or society other than myself" proclaimed Rousseau in
Reveries of the Solitary Walker. Reveries, along with Botanical
Writings and Letter to Franquieres, were all written at the end of
his life, a period when Rousseau renounced his occupation as author
and ceased publishing his works. Presenting himself as an unwilling
societal outcast, he nonetheless crafted each with a sharp eye on
his readership. Whether addressing himself, a mother hoping to
interest her child in botany, or a confused young nobleman, his
dialogue reflects the needs of his interlocutor and of future
readers.
Although very different in style, these three works concern
overlapping subjects. Their unity comes from the relation of the
other writings to the Reveries, which consists of ten meditative
"walks" during which Rousseau considers his life and thought. The
third and fourth walks discuss truth, morality, and religious
belief, which are the themes of the Letter to Franquieres; while
the seventh is a lengthy discussion of botany as a model for
contemplative activity. The overarching themes of the volume--the
relations among philosophic or scientific contemplation, religion,
and morality--provide Rousseau's most intimate and final
reflections on the difficulties involved in understanding nature.
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