What Do Black Holes Eat for Dinner?

Fascinating astronomy facts delivered in a lighthearted, illustrated, Q & A format. Space facts from an astrophysicist, brought down to earth by a middle school teacher--these are answers to kids' real, wacky, smart questions. Light, space, stars, galaxies, planets and more, all explained with accuracy and humor, and accompanied by images from across the Universe.

About the author

Katie Coppens is an award-winning middle school teacher of science and language arts. She is the author of Creative Writing in Science from the NSTA Press as well as four books for middle school students. As an environmental educator, Katie taught at the Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine, and she spent a year teaching high school biology and English in Tanzania. Dr. Grant Tremblay studies supermassive black holes and star formation at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. This is his first book for young people.

Summary

Age range 9 to 12 Space facts from an astrophysicist, brought down to earth by a middle school teacher-these are answers to kids' real, wacky, smart questions. Light, space, stars, galaxies, planets, and more, all explained with accuracy and humour, and accompanied by images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Product details

• Authors: Katie Coppens, Grant Tremblay
• Publisher: Tumblehome, Inc.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781943431540
• ISBN: 978-1-943431-54-0
• No. of pages: 90
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 233 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 326 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Naturwissenschaft und Technik, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Discoveries, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Astronomy, Children's Books / Ages 9-12 Science