It Started with a Big Bang

By Floor Bal, Sebastiaan Van Doninck (illustrator),

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In this accessible informational picture book, young readers can follow the fascinating story of how we got from the very beginning of the universe to life today on the “bright blue ball floating in space” called Earth. They'll learn about the big bang theory, how our solar system was formed,…

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1 author picked It Started with a Big Bang as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

It Started with a Big Bang: The Origin of Earth, You and Everything Else is another picture book that covers the same territory for the very young as The Stuff of Stars. The writing is conversational and accessible. The illustrations are compelling. The two books read side by side would support and inform one another.  

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