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Jordynn and I read this book for an astronomy unit we're doing for homeschool. Yes, I'm homeschooling again this year, as Jordynn seems to really thrive on homeschooling and learns a lot more at home with me than at school. Anyway, this book is meant more for maybe middle schoolers, but nonetheless we both enjoyed the story. It was kind of nice to get a break from some of the heavier books we're reading with a nice, light yet informative book about science with a predictible but interesting storyline (which is perfect for middle grades in any case!). We didn't realize it was book 3 in a series and once we figured that out, some of the comments in the book that referred to past events made a lot more sense. Overall, enjoyed the book and we learned a lot!

nwhyte's review against another edition

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2.0

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From the series that starts with George's Secret Key to the Universe; likewise almost entirely by Lucy Hawking, with a few inserted pieces on science by her father Stephen Hawking and various other well-known scientists. To be honest I wasn't all that impressed; George and friends are taken by convenient plot device to a number of educational settings to have adventures; Annie, the kick-ass heroine of the first book, gets rather sidelined here for other young male characters, and the means and motivation of the bad guys are not very clear or consistent. But the illustrations by Garry Parsons are jolly, and both books have a lot of beautiful astronomical photographs which are almost worth the price themselves.

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4.0

what better way for an adult to learn about science than reading a children's book? the story is interesting and the science inserts and photos included are definitely worth the reading alone. however some of the science are quite advanced even for an adult (at least it was for me). theoritical physics is really mind boggling. but then it's still engaging enough to make me want to read other books in the series

imperfectcj's review

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adventurous funny hopeful informative fast-paced

3.0

Reminiscent of Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House series, this book is one in a collection about two children who go on educational and often death-defying adventures while navigating the challenges of middle school and family life. Thinking about the universe always triggers my existentialism and the storyline is difficult to swallow, but it's not a bad introduction to some thorny physics...for kids. My 11-year-old seems to be enjoying it.

hzboy's review

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4.0

This book is one of many fun ways to introduce about The Big Bang theory, how universe created. The readers wont be feel boring because it contains jokes and adventures. Do not worry because even this book is talking about quantum physic, there's some pages used as explanation (and ofc in an easy way with cute illustration!).

Let your imagination pop while you try to understand how this entire universe works :)

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