George's Secret Key to the Universe
George's Secret Key to the Universe
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George's Secret Key to the Universe

Written by Stephen Hawking and Lucy Hawking & illustrated by Garry Parsons
Book #1 in the George's Secret Key Series
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7 - 10
Reading age
336
Page count
107
Words per page
850L
Lexile measure
May 19, 2009
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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.

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outer spacetechnologyinventionsthe universeexploration and discoveryastronomycosmologycomputersspace explorationadventuresfriendship

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781416985846
    Publication Date
    May 19, 2009
    Publisher
    Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 2007
    Page Count
    336
    Words Per Page
    107
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    7 - 10 years
    Lexile® Level
    850L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~T
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~5.4

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