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George's Secret Key to the Universe
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George's Secret Key to the Universe Paperback - 2009

by Hawking, Stephen

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In his first book for children--a "New York Times" bestseller--the world's preeminent theoretical physicist teams with his daughter for a tale of a boy who befriends a computer that helps him to travel to other planets and a black hole. Includes four 8-page full-color inserts of scientific photos. Illustrations.

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UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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  • Title George's Secret Key to the Universe
  • Author Hawking, Stephen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition UsedGood
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
  • Date 2009-05-19
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 31UF1U001HIP_ns
  • ISBN 9781416985846 / 1416985840
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1 in (20.83 x 13.97 x 2.79 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 850
  • Library of Congress subjects Outer space, Universe
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007026084
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

In their bestselling book for young readers, noted physicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy, provide a grand and funny adventure that explains fascinating information about our universe, including Dr. Hawking's latest ideas about black holes. It's the story of George, who's taken through the vastness of space by a scientist, his daughter, and their super-computer named Cosmos. George's Secret Key to the Universe was a New York Times bestseller and a selection of Al's Book Club on the Today show.

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

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.

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.

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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