- ISBN13: 9781584690320
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
In this first of a trilogy, the Universe tells its own life story of chaos and creativity, science and struggle. Time after time the Universe nearly perishes, then bravely triumphs and turns itself into new and even more spectacular forms. Eventually it turns stardust into you. This story begins in the very beginning, and ends with the formation of Earth. The second book From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth Story tells of tiny new living things and… More >>
Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story : Book 1
Tags: Bang, Book, Born, Cosmic, Story, Tells, Universe
#1 by Anonymous on May 26, 2010 - 8:29 am
Anti-particle, hydrogen globs, planetary pups…..I felt myself doing all the explaining, when I was hoping the book would do that for me. The pictures are just swirls of colors- never shows a final product “A picture of an Earth”. Almost like something make-believe in my sons eyes. Jennifer Morgans “Lava to Larva” 2nd book summarizes this book in just a few pages. Dont care care for it much either- same goofy pictures, doesnt show evolution of man.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Saraj H. Cory on May 26, 2010 - 8:34 am
My son (6) and I are both enchanted with this book, presentation of ideas, pros, and illustrations.
Great early organic chemistry intro! Enjoy
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by D. Walker on May 26, 2010 - 11:12 am
This is a great series of books. I leave the details of that greatness to other reviewers. My purpose here is simply to address the notion that these books promote intelligent design, as claimed by the mistaken one-star reviews. Those reviewers apparently couldn’t get past the fact that the narrator is the universe, one that has a poetically-licensed imagination that can foresee future possibilities, such as the potential creation of intelligent beings like humans. While this imagination and narration could lead to an intelligent design-type story, it doesn’t. That is because the narrating universe doesn’t control or plan the incredible changes that it talks about throughout this series of books. The universe is simply a bystander, an amazed one that looks back and explains in scientific terms why those changes took place.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Irfan A. Alvi on May 26, 2010 - 1:07 pm
I bought this book on the strength of the previous reviews and I’m pleased to report that they didn’t lead me astray.
The scientific information on cosmology is accurate, the level of detail is just right for elementary schoolers, the graphics are vivid and engaging, and the narrative speaks in an effective personal voice. One could even say that the book has a spiritual dimension of a secular sort (as previous reviews attest, this isn’t a book for reductionistic materialists).
Most importantly, my daughter really loves this book, as evidenced by her unusually focused attentiveness to the text and her vivid recollection of the graphics. In short, this book was written specifically to engage and teach kids, and it works.
Highly recommended to any parent wishing to introduce their child to the basics of cosmology.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Brian A. Troyk on May 26, 2010 - 3:25 pm
My son really enjoys this book and has learned a lot at a young age going over the book with me. He likes to point things out in the sky and enjoys seeing things a on tv related to it’s material. For anyone that wants to teach their child about the birth of the universe I would definitely recommend it!
Rating: 5 / 5