This is a book about Big Bang cosmology, solar system formation, and human evolution for young children. It's hard to imagine that such a thing could succeed, but it does. The main text is a repetitive, singsongy, catchy rhyme in the spirit of the traditional "house that Jack built" poem. The rhyme is really fun to read aloud, and a reasonably factual account of the scientific "creation story" accompanied by quirky, brightly colored graphics, with text incorporated into the artwork traveling in topsy-turvy directions, so it's a success for my preschooler. ( )

this book explains the big bang theory. ( )

This book covers the big bang to life as we live it today. Done in pictures that show what science believes to have happened in the creation of earth and all living things. Bringing with it key science terms to help students understand not only what they are, but how they worked. The pictures help keep the student learning about the complex subject matter in a fun and entertaining way.

"gravity pulled the atoms together. It got more and more crowded. When two atoms crashed into each other, they melted together. or fused, in a burst of light and heat. The cloud became a blazing star."

This is a BEAUTIFULLY worded book about how electrons, atoms, gasses, and metals that were formed in the universe to make our earth and its organisms. This book can definitely be used in a classroom on a unit on the solar system, there is brief mention of the sun. Not to mention the super cute rhyme that builds each time a new topic is introduced. The illustrations leave something the be desired but the wording of this book is the keeper. Einstein himself said, "If you can't say it simply, you don't understand it well enough." it includes a very interesting timeline. This book is a MUST for general ed or science classrooms and can be learned from at ALL ages. ( )

because of GR Amy's review