Up, Up High

Look up—into the blue and beyond. What do you see? The sky—our atmosphere—may seem empty or invisible. But is it? Using spare, lyrical language, author Lydia Lukidis (Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench) takes readers on an imagined journey up, up high to discover the surprising and wonderous things flying, floating, and happening between the treetops and the stars in this STEM-based picture book.

For ages 8-10.

About the Author
Lydia Lukidis is the author of more than thirty-five trade and educational books for children, as well as thirty e-books. Her latest STEM title, The Broken Bees’ Nest (Boyds Mills & Kane, 2019), was nominated for a CYBILS Award. Lydia is passionate about fostering a love for literacy with children. In addition to offering writing workshops and author visits in elementary schools, she is very involved in the kidlit community and volunteers as a judge on Rate your Story.

About the Illustrator
Katie Rewse is an illustrator based in Cornwall, England. She studied for both her BA and MA in illustration at the Arts University Bournemouth and, since graduating in 2017, has specialized in children’s book illustration. In 2020, Katie was shortlisted in the AOI World Illustration Awards, and in 2021, the nonfiction title Climate Action, which Katie illustrated, was longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards and was a Waterstone’s Children’s Book of the Month. Climate Action also won a Green Earth Book Award in 2022. Katie is particularly interested in how illustration can be used to inspire positive change and she finds inspiration in the outdoors, travel, and adventure.