Lucinda Mitchell
This book is the second in a series of constellation stories. The emphasis is on the constellation Virgo. They mythical story is told about how Virgo was placed in the sky. It is the story of the explanation of the seasons. They key characters are Demeter (Mother Nature) and her Persephone (her daughter).
Lucinda Mitchell is a 6th grade teacher of Language Arts and Science. She has combined the two areas to pursue writing children's books about space. She was the 2004 Space Educator of the Year, awarded by the National Science Teachers's Association and Estes Rocketry and 2007 Educator of the Year for Lapeer County (in Michigan). Lucinda has a Master's in Space Studies, has attended Space Camp Academy for Educators, and helped set up a Space Camp Scholarship fund at her school. She is married, the mother of 3 sons, and has 2 grandchildren.
A long time ago……
The flowers bloomed. The plants thrived. Vegetation covered all the land. Beautiful growth was to be seen all the time and everywhere, producing a continuous riot of color. There was lush greenery as far as the eye could see, dotted with beautiful, colorful blooms.
Flower gardens held fragrant lilacs, graceful yellow daffodils, deep vibrant roses, graceful blue bells, vivid purple petunias, pansies and violets, majestic Shasta daisies, complicated lilies, multi-colored tulips, and orchids. Every color the rainbow was represented, plus every incredible off color in between. There were reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, indigos, and violets.
