Explore how the universe beganâand thwart evil along the wayâin 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 parentsâ attention. His beloved pig Freddy has been exiled to a farm, where heâs 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 Georgeâs 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 Ericâs 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 happenedâin reverse!
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Science, Nature & How It Works
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Author : Hawking, Stephen,Hawking, Lucy
Language : English
Edition : Illustrated
Published :2012-08-28
Number Of Pages : 336
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1442440058
ISBN-13 : 9781442440050
Item weight : 1.1 lb
Dimensions : 1.18 in x 6.3 in x 8.66 in
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