More Blueberries of Life

More Blueberries of Life ; Brooklyn Discovers Yerkes Observatory Written by Sloan Sullivan & Brooklyn Freytag Illustrated by Paul Turnbaugh ________________________________________ Dedication Dedicated to all the magical scientists out there, near and far, who keep the sky open for everyone. ________________________________________ Brooklyn loves her family. She still calls the people she loves her “blueberries of life.” Blueberries make life extraordinary. Recently, Brooklyn started wondering… “Are there blueberries in space?” ________________________________________ One beautiful day, while visiting her grandparents, Grandma Sloanie and Grandpa Tom, in Wisconsin, Brooklyn discovered a magical star map leading to Yerkes Observatory. Deep in her heart, she knew a magical adventure—and the answers she was searching for—were waiting there. ________________________________________ When they arrived at Yerkes Observatory, Brooklyn was immediately in awe. “It’s beautiful! This place is amazing!” she shouted as she ran toward the gardens beneath the towering domes. ________________________________________ Brooklyn and her grandparents were given a tour of the giant refractor telescope inside the enormous dome. Brooklyn’s eyes grew wide as she exclaimed, “It’s the biggest one in the whole wide world!” ________________________________________ The adventure is just beginning