Synopses & Reviews
Karen C. Fox is a science writer for newspapers, magazines, radio, and the internet. She is also the author of THE BIG BANG THEORY: WHAT IT IS, WHERE IT CAME FROM, AND HOW IT WORKS and THE CHAIN REACTION: PIONEERS OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE. Karen lives in Washington, DC.
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A picture book that describes how the elements that formed the universe also form people.
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How old are you?--Older than you think.
In a way, we are all as old as the universe itself. In fact, every bit of every one of us was created in the Big Bang, billions of years ago.
Stunning illustrations and lively verse tell the story of the cosmic connections that tie human beings to the beginning of the universe. Simple, informative prose provides additional facts.
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This lively and vibrant picture book offers an introduction to the science between The Big Bang theory and other cosmology that explains the beginning of the universe. In a way, we are all as old as the stars and the universe itself. In fact, every bit of every one of us was created billions of years ago from the same stuff as stars. Stunningly bright illustrations and simple verse tell the story of the cosmic connections that tie human beings to the beginning of the universe. Simple, informative prose provides additional facts.
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Introduces the big bang theory, describing how the universe began and how elementary particles combined to form our solar system and eventually Earth's simplest organisms, which in turn evolved to becomes complex forms of life and human beings.