Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Book 2: George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt

            George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt, by Lucy and Stephan Hawking, is an amazing sequel to George's Secret Key to the Universe.  It follows George and Annie after the Black Hole conundrum.  George is invited to Eric Bellis's, a famous scientist that lives next door, costume party.  When George arrives, as a Martian, Eric announces that he will be moving to Florida.  George hates this.  His best friend will be on the other side of the ocean.  One day, he is invited to Annie's house, and he'll find yet another adventure waiting for him.

            George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt is George's second fun adventure.  Once again, the science underlying the adventure is interesting and true.  It takes George and Annie, and another friend, searching for, well, treasure, on the other side of the galaxy, hence the name.  George will find someone has already gotten there, and if you read George's Secret Key to the Universe, you know whom it is.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Book 1: George's Secret Key to the Universe

            George's Secret Key to the Universe, by Lucy and Steven Hawking, is a book that has a fun filled adventure that's also packed of facts.  It's an amazing book is about a young boy, George, whose parents reject technology, saying that it is destroying our planet, which isn't entirely wrong.  They light their house with candles, don't own any electrical device, and even grow their own food in the garden.  George hates this, he doesn't have any friends, except for his pet pig Freddy that he got for Christmas, and all he wants is a computer.  When Freddy runs off into the abandoned house next door, George finds something, and someone, he'll remember forever.

            I recommend George's Secret Key to the Universe for all people who love outer space and want to know more about it, and those who don't.  It is fun and includes recent ideas about black holes.  It talks about many different planets in the solar system, all without leaving the fun of the story.  It's an amazing book with many elements.  I loved this book and hope you will to.