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George's Secret Key to the Universe (Paperback)

by Lucy Hawking (Author), Stephen Hawking (Author), Garry Parsons (Illustrator)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Childrens (7 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 055255958X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552559584
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,481 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Take a roller coaster ride through the vastness of space and, in the midst of an exciting adventure, discover the mysteries of physics, science and the universe with George, his new friends next door - the scientist Eric and his daughter, Annie - and a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos, which can take them to the edge of a black hole and back again. Or can it? And who else would like to get their hands on Cosmos? This book offers a funny and hugely informative romp through space, time and the universe.

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‘Welcome,’ said Cosmos,
‘to the Universe!’

When George’s pet pig breaks through the fence into the garden next door, George meets his new neighbours- Annie and her scientist father, Eric- and discovers a secret key that will take him on a rollercoaster ride into outer space!

For Eric has the world’s most super-intelligent (and stroppy) computer, Cosmos, who can whisk George and his friends off to any point in the Universe. Soon they are hurtling past planets, through a dangerous asteroid storm to the very edge of our solar system and beyond.

But someone else would like to get their hands on Cosmos – someone whose power-hungry plans will lead Eric and George to a black hole and sure-fire deep space danger…

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for young minds, 2 Nov 2007
By A. J. Hartson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: George's Secret Key to the Universe (Hardcover)
My son, who has just turned 8, literally devoured this book from cover to cover in the space of about a week during his half term holiday. This might not be amazing to some people but he has never before read a story book himself, having the attention span of a gnat, he usually prefers information books and comics. So I was delighted when he chose this book for himself and every night he went to bed to read the next exciting chapter of this book. This book obviously ticked all the right boxes for him, enough of a story to keep the characters alive, with a great smattering of facts and figures about space, the universe, planets etc and lots of other things to capture the imagination of a fact-hungry 8 year old !
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5.0 out of 5 stars Further Than You've Ever Gone Before, 30 Oct 2007
By Sensible Cat (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: George's Secret Key to the Universe (Hardcover)
I wish this book had been around when I was a kid devouring everything about stars and planets that I could lay my hands on. The story itself is nothing special, but it's full of fascinating and inspiring information, woven so neatly into the narrative that readers will hardly be aware that they are learning.

Illustrations are scattered liberally throughout the text, in the form of both amusing pen-and-ink sketches and breathtaking photographs of astronomical phenomena. The reach of the book is truly universal, going much further than the familiar tour of the Solar System and even taking in the latest developments in our understanding of black holes. To explain a black hole clearly and comprehensively to primary school children is quite an achievement.

There's no dumbing down of the science - children's curiosity and intellectual development are respected throughout. A brilliant gift for young fans of Doctor Who - there's more than a touch of Tennant geek chic about Eric, the bespectacled, gangly Professor with wild hair and an amazing computer who moves in next door to George and shows him there's more to life than his parents' eco-activism and his pet pig.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the young, and not so young, 27 Sep 2007
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I really enjoyed this. It was a great introduction to the universe, though it focused more on the solar system than the universe as a whole. The fact boxes are really useful too.

The concept of Cosmos the computer being able to create doors to the universe is really cool. And it is a very gripping read! always be careful around black holes!

The name dropping of Hawking radiation was nicely done.

I shall be letting my younger brothers borrow this
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