Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;Explore how the universe beganand#8212;and thwart evil along the wayand#8212;in this cosmic adventure from Stephen and Lucy Hawking that includes a graphic novel.andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;George has problems. He has twin baby sisters at home who demand his parentsand#8217; attention. His beloved pig Freddy has been exiled to a farm, where heand#8217;s miserable. And worst of all, his best friend, Annie, has made a new friend whom she seems to like more than George.andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; So George jumps at the chance to help Eric with his plans to run a big experiment in Switzerland that seeks to explore the earliest moment of the universe. But there is a conspiracy afoot, and a group of evildoers is planning to sabotage the experiment. A mysterious message from Georgeand#8217;s old nemesis, Reeper, brings shocking new information, but whose side is Reeper really on? And can George repair his friendship with Annie and piece together the clues before Ericand#8217;s experiment is destroyed forever?andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; This engaging adventure features essays by Professor Stephen Hawking and other eminent physicists about the origins of the universe and ends with a twenty-page graphic novel that explains how the Big Bang happenedand#8212;in reverse!
Review
"This addition to the series does not disappoint."
Review
"This set of mind-expanding...exposures to some of sciece's biggest theories and ideas will once again find a large audience."
Synopsis
Explore how the universe began--and thwart evil along the way--in this cosmic adventure from Stephen and Lucy Hawking that includes a graphic novel.
George has problems. He has twin baby sisters at home who demand his parents' attention. His beloved pig Freddy has been exiled to a farm, where he's miserable. And worst of all, his best friend, Annie, has made a new friend whom she seems to like more than George.
So George jumps at the chance to help Eric with his plans to run a big experiment in Switzerland that seeks to explore the earliest moment of the universe. But there is a conspiracy afoot, and a group of evildoers is planning to sabotage the experiment. A mysterious message from George's old nemesis, Reeper, brings shocking new information, but whose side is Reeper really on? And can George repair his friendship with Annie and piece together the clues before Eric's experiment is destroyed forever?
This engaging adventure features essays by Professor Stephen Hawking and other eminent physicists about the origins of the universe and ends with a twenty-page graphic novel that explains how the Big Bang happened--in reverse
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Stephen Hawkingandlt;/Bandgt;, a Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, is the preeminent theoretical physicist in the world. His book andlt;iandgt;A Brief History of Timeandlt;/iandgt; was a phenomenal worldwide bestseller. He has twelve honorary degrees and was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and was made a Companion of Honour. He has three children and one grandchild. Visit him at Hawking.org.uk. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Lucy Hawkingandlt;/Bandgt;, Stephen Hawkingand#8217;s daughter, is a journalist and novelist. She is the coauthor of andlt;iandgt;Georgeand#8217;s Secret Key to the Universeandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Georgeand#8217;s Cosmic Treasure Huntandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;George and the Big Bangandlt;/iandgt;, as well as the author of the adultandnbsp;novels andlt;iandgt;Jadedandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Run for Your Life.andlt;/iandgt; She lives in Cambridge with her son.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Garry Parsonsandlt;/Bandgt; is the award-winning illustrator of many books, including andlt;iandgt;Georgeand#8217;s Secret Key to the Universeandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Georgeand#8217;s Cosmic Treasure Huntandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;George and the Big Bangandlt;/iandgt; by Lucy and Stephen Hawking; andlt;iandgt;Billyand#8217;s Bucketandlt;/iandgt; by Kes Gray, and andlt;iandgt;Whatand#8217;sandlt;/iandgt; andlt;iandgt;Cool About Schoolandlt;/iandgt; by Kate Agnew. He lives in London. Visit him at GarryParsons.co.uk.