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George's Secret Key to the Universe

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Availability:In StockContributor:Stephen Hawking, Lucy Hawking, Garry Parsons (Illustrator)Series:George's Secret KeyAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2009-05-19Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416985846ISBN-10:1416985840UPC:9781416985846Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Technology, Action & Adventure, Fantasy & MagicSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC0YKT4A0W
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416985846ISBN-10:1416985840UPC:9781416985846Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Technology, Action & Adventure, Fantasy & MagicSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC0YKT4A0W
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.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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