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The Big Bang Book

The Big Bang Book

By:
Asa Stahl
Illustrated by:
Carly Allen-Fletcher
Age Level:
Middle Grade
Genre:
Nonfiction
Published:
2020

The Big Bang presents the mystery of how the universe began in a way we can all understand. Written by an astrophysicist, the pages describe what we know ― and what we don’t ― in a compelling, accessible way. Moving out into the farthest reaches of space, then back home on Earth again, this is a picture book Carl Sagan would love, introducing the wonder of our pale blue dot to the youngest readers.

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