Always Beginning
The Big Bang, the Universe, and You
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- USD 9.99
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- USD 9.99
Publisher Description
For kids with big questions comes a mesmerizing celebration of the universe and our place in it, perfect for STEM learning.
The story of the universe is enough to send our minds spinning with wonder! This awe-inspiring picture book explores the science behind the start of our universe and how we came to be a part of it, from the Big Bang and the beginning of life on Earth all the way up until today.
Designed for readers 4-8, Always Beginning includes:
Science-based information on how the world was created, and how life on Earth startedFacts about our solar system and the Big Bang.Backmatter explaining the science, including a timeline of the origins of the universe through the ages of fish, reptiles, mammals, and humans.Told with reassuring warmth and mesmerizing art, Always Beginning captures the immensity and strangeness of our galaxy.
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With alliterative poetic sentiments that curve across the pages, Savage offers a brief history of the universe that emphasizes interconnection. From an initial seed ("Crick, crack, the shell split,/ the seed shattered: strangeness & wonder burst forth"), stars, galaxies, and planets emerge. Water arrives on Earth from "icy messengers," and "plantesimals spiced the briny soup, soon simmering with life!" As evolution takes place ("Life, sluggish/ & slimy" to "life, gnashing & gnarled" and beyond), slow change leads to the image of a starry-eyed human youth. Dreamy artwork has the feel of black velvet paintings from the 1970s and seems to glow against textured backdrops of splotchy nightscapes. Sea creatures, dragonflies, dinosaurs, and animal-skin-clad hominids that populate the swirling surrealist scenes rely on traditional tropes of early life, while a connecting end note moves with the conclusion: "Everything that has happened, from the Big Bang to this very moment, has led to YOU. The story of the universe is your story." A timeline concludes. Ages 4–8.
