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Astrophysics for young people in a hurry / Neil deGrasse Tyson ; with Gregory Mone.

Tyson, Neil deGrasse, (author.). Mone, Gregory, (author.).

Summary:

America's most celebrated astrophysicist invites young readers to explore the mysteries of the universe.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781324003281
  • ISBN: 1324003286
  • ISBN: 9780393356502
  • ISBN: 0393356507
  • Physical Description: 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes index and bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- The greatest story ever told -- How to communicate with aliens -- Let there be light -- Between the galaxies -- Dark matter -- Dark energy -- My favorite elements -- Why the world is round -- The invisible universe -- Around our solar neighborhood -- What Earth would look like to an alien -- Looking up, thinking big -- Glossary.
Target Audience Note:
Age 8-12.
1000L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.2 5 521912.

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Subject:
Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Space and time.
Extraterrestrial beings.
Universe.
Genre:
Instructional and educational works.
Young adult literature.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.

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