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George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt (George's Secret Key)
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George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt (George's Secret Key) Paperback - 2011

by Hawking, Lucy, Hawking, Stephen

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The father-and-daughter team behind "George's Secret Key to the Universe" is back with this second science-filled adventure for George, Annie, and their super-intelligent computer, Cosmos. Includes essays written by leading scientists about the universe and space travel. full-color inserts. Illustrations.

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Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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  • Title George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt (George's Secret Key)
  • Author Hawking, Lucy, Hawking, Stephen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, Riverside, NJ, U.S.A
  • Date 2011-05-24
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # O13B-02204
  • ISBN 9781442421752 / 1442421754
  • Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.27 x 6.63 x 0.93 in (21.01 x 16.84 x 2.36 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 880
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Extraterrestrial beings
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009008413
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

George is heartbroken when he learns that his friend Annie and her father are moving to the US. Eric has a new job working for the space program, looking for signs of life in the Universe. Eric leaves George with a giftâÈ'a book called The UserâÈçs Guide to the Universe. But Annie and Eric havenâÈçt been gone for very long when Annie believes that she is being contacted by aliens, who have a terrible warning for her. George joins her in the US to help her with her questâÈ'and before he knows it, he, Annie, Cosmos, and AnnieâÈçs annoying cousin Emmett have been swept up in a cosmic treasure hunt, spanning the whole galaxy and beyond.

Lucy Hawking's own experiences in zero-gravity flight and interviews with astronauts at Cape Kennedy and the Johnson Space Center lend the book a sense of realism and excitement that is sure to fire up imaginations. The book includes essays written by Professor Hawking and his colleagues, in which they provide the latest thoughts on space travel.

From the publisher

Lucy Hawking is a coauthor of George's Secret Key to the Universe and the author of two adult novels. She is a journalist who has written for British newspapers and an administrative staff member of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. She has one son.

Stephen Hawking is a coauthor of George's Secret Key to the Universe. He is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. He is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein. His adult book A Brief History of Time sold more than 12 million copies worldwide.

About the author

Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking's daughter, is a journalist and novelist. She is the coauthor of the George's Secret Key series for kids, as well as the author of the adult novels Jaded and Run for Your Life. She lives in Cambridge with her son.

Stephen Hawking was a brilliant theoretical physicist and is generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and is the author of A Brief History of Time, which was an international bestseller. His other books for general readers include A Briefer History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design, and Black Holes: The BBC Reith Lectures, as well as the books in the George's Secret Key series. He died in 2018.

Garry Parsons is the award-winning illustrator of many books, including George's Secret Key to the Universe, George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt, George and the Big Bang, George and the Unbreakable Code, and George and the Blue Moon by Lucy and Stephen Hawking; Billy's Bucket by Kes Gray; and What's Cool About School by Kate Agnew. He lives in London. Visit him at GarryParsons.co.uk.

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