George and the Big Bang
George and the Big Bang

George and the Big Bang

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304
Page count
169
Words per page
960L
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Sep 3, 2013
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Explore how the universe began—and thwart evil along the way—in 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 parents’ attention. His beloved pig Freddy has been exiled to a farm, where he’s 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. Can George repair his friendship with Annie and piece together the clues before Eric’s 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 happened—in reverse!

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      Author
      Stephen Hawking

      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.

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      Lucy Hawking

      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.

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      Garry Parsons

      Garry Parsons is the award-winning illustrator of many books, including George’s Secret Key to the Universe, George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt, and George and the Big Bang by Lucy and Stephen Hawking; Billy’s Bucket by Kes Gray; and What’s Cool About School by Kate Agnew. He lives in London.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781442440067
    Publication Date
    September 3, 2013
    Publisher
    Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
    Original Publication Date
    August 28, 2012
    Page Count
    304
    Words Per Page
    169
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    960L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~W
    ATOS® Book Level
    6.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    8
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    153675
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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