You and the Universe
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Inspire kids to ask the big questions about Earth and the cosmos with this stunningly illustrated version of Professor Stephen Hawking's final message to humankind.
We are all time travelers journeying together into the future. But let us work together to make that future a place we want to visit.
Scientist and educator Stephen Hawking spent his life trying to unravel the mysteries of the universe. But, he still had many questions—and he wanted every reader, every child, to come together to help answer them: How can we save the planet? How can we learn to be there for one another?
Adapted from Professor Hawking’s posthumous 2020 Earth Day message, You and the Universe is his first picture book and is a tribute to the littlest citizens of Earth, highlighting the power of coming together and creating a better tomorrow.
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Text from the Hawkings urges readers to care for one another and the planet in this buoyant book, which riffs on the late Stephen Hawking's posthumous 2020 Earth Day message. First-person remarks establish a mode of curiosity ("I have tried to answer some really big questions") that young readers are encouraged to embrace ("But there are other big questions I need you to help answer"). While answers to the scientific queries ("What's inside a black hole?") appear in back matter, more humanitarian prompts ("How can we take care of each other?") emphasize values including kindness, respect, and love. Acrylic, pencil, and digital illustrations by Li supportively emphasize the Hawkings' focus on global community through circle motifs and depictions of the speaker alongside kids of various abilities and skin tones. Concluding spreads have an environmental vibe as the group marches with eco-signs aloft and simple affirming statements make planetary harmony seem easily achievable. Ages 4–8.
