Mysterious Black Holes

by Elena Ioli, Franco Grazioli (Artist), Nanette Mcguinness (Translator)

Overview

This little book describes the past, present and future of black holes through a funny and engaging story involving Grandpa Louie, his two grandchildren and two of their friends.During a beautiful sunny day on the beach, the children play, swim, enjoy their time, and ask a lot of questions to Grandpa Louie, a retired astronomy professor. Who better than him to tell all the secrets of black holes to a group of curious children? Who discovered them? What do 'black holes' mean? Are There different types of black holes? How does a black hole form? What is his fate? How did scientists manage to 'observe' these celestial bodies which, by definition, cannot be seen? At the end, we also bring up the subject of parallel universes, which could exist beyond the horizon of a black hole.This book is suitable for children from 6 to 12 years old.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811230875
Publisher:	Ws Education (Children's)
Publication date:	02/25/2021
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	960L (what's this?)

Editorial Reviews

04/30/2021

Gr 2–5—Ioli's book offers readers a complete academic lesson on the subject of black holes told as a story. The narrative follows four friends as they frolic at the beach and learn all about the past, present, and future of black holes from Grandpa Louie, a retired professor and man who "knows everything." A great complement to standard nonfiction titles, this book offers readers a fun story with a curious group of characters and lively illustrations. The curious learners in the story pose funny and insightful questions to Grandpa Louie that relate the topic of black holes to their everyday life. The pages are accompanied by various "Do You Know?" fact boxes that offer structured definitions and explanations of topics discussed throughout the story. Grandpa Louie engages the kids with his narrative all about black holes and the scientists and theories surrounding them. He talks about advances in technology and how they have helped us learn more about black holes. At the end of the story, there is a section titled "Black and the Black Hole: More Information," full of additional information with science experiments, a glossary, and index, as well as a "Grownups' Corner" with even more in-depth information for parents or the curious reader. VERDICT This book is full of information and would be a great addition to an elementary school library collection. It would also be a great complement to more structured informational texts on the subject.—Christina Pesiri, Island Trees H.S., Levittown, NY

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