Lucy Hawking Books

Meet George. He's an ordinary boy with an incredible secret - the power to go on intergalactic adventures! Join him as he battles a sinister rebel- scientist, who's hell bent on sabotaging the most exciting - and dangerous - experiment of the century. A deadly bomb is ticking. The whole world is watching. Can George stop the second big bang?

Apollo is a photographic commemoration of the Apollo lunar missions as seen through the eyes of the astronauts. Each of the surviving 21 astronauts from the Apollo missions has chosen a favorite photograph from his space flight especially for this book. These selections are accompanied by other iconic photographs from the Apollo missions. Bestselling astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking contribute a foreword on the meaning of the space exploration. July 20, 2009, marks the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 . Apollo is the only photographic book on the Apollo missions to be created by NASA, and is the perfect commemorative volume about this epochal program, where legendary achievement was recorded in powerful images.

Embark on a cosmic adventure with George and Annie as they journey through the galaxy, guided by the imaginative storytelling of acclaimed scientist Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy Hawking. This series combines scientific exploration with engaging narratives, making complex concepts accessible and exciting for readers of all ages. Through their travels, the characters encounter various celestial phenomena, fostering curiosity and a love for science.

"A glorious scientific gaze at our world, and the universe beyond in a fact-filled volume that will keep curious kids occupied for ages" - ReadItDaddy blog "An excellent book that will do wonders to raise enthusiasm for science among young and old readers alike" - Jonali Karmakar, Blogger "Despite it's scientific content the essays are written in a very accessible style and the many topics investigated which range from the physical explanations of the universe to earth science to robotics and future predictions. Highly recommended for curious minds from around 10 years upwards" - Sue Warren, Blogger Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Or what it takes to put humans on the moon - or even on Mars? What would you do if you could travel through space and time? *NOW WITH BRAND NEW CONTENT FOR 2021* Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this beautiful collection of up-to-the-minute essays mind-blowing facts and out-of-this-world colour photographs, by the world's leading scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking himself, curated by the brilliant Lucy Hawking.

When George finds a way to escape the spacecraft Artemis, where he has been trapped, he is overjoyed. Surely now he can return to Earth. But when George touches down, he knows immediately that something is wrong. There's a barren wasteland where his home town used to be, intelligent robots roam the streets, and no one will talk to George about the Earth that he used to know. With the help of an unexpected new friend, can George find out what - or who - is behind this terrible new world, before it's too late?

George and his best friend Annie haven't had any space adventures for a while and they're missing the excitement. But not for long . . . Seriously strange things start happening. Banks are handing out free money; supermarkets can't charge for their produce so people are getting free food; and aircraft are refusing to fly. It looks like the world's biggest and best computers have all been hacked. George and Annie will travel further into space than ever before in order to find out who is behind it.

George is heartbroken when his neighbor Annie and her space-scientist father move to Florida, but when Annie sends him a secret message telling him she has been contacted by aliens with a terrible warning, he joins her in a galaxy-wide search for answers. Includes scientific essays on space related topic and photos. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Follows the adventures of a young boy and his neighbor friend who travel through a computer portal into outer space, where they explore such mysteries as black holes and the origins of the universe, while trying to evade an evil scientist.

Everyone talks about how powerful the oceans are, how huge, how mysterious, all those underwater creatures living down there in the deep. But they've got no one to stand up for them! Olivia Alez is loving her life away from the royal palace. Now she isn't a princess anymore she's even more determined to be a science investigator, finding out things about the world around her. When she goes to visit her uncle Cassander for a holiday, she realises there's a huge problem. The oceans are filled with rubbish, and she can't see any fish swimming about. They're nothing like the bright blue seas full of life that she's seen before. When Captain Max and his parrot turn up, Olivia and her best friend Ravi decide that getting on board their pirate ship as they hunt for treasure might be a good way to find out what's going on in the water. But they quickly realise that they've got more to discover than they ever imagined . . .

Inspire kids to ask the big questions about Earth and the cosmos with this stunningly illustrated version of Professor Stephen Hawking's final message to humankind. We are all time travelers journeying together into the future. But let us work together to make that future a place we want to visit. Scientist and educator Stephen Hawking spent his life trying to unravel the mysteries of the universe. But, he still had many questions—and he wanted every reader, every child, to come together to help answer them: How can we save the planet? How can we learn to be there for one another? Adapted from Professor Hawking’s posthumous 2020 Earth Day message, You and the Universe is his first picture book and is a tribute to the littlest citizens of Earth, highlighting the power of coming together and creating a better tomorrow.

The brand new series for young readers from bestselling author Lucy Hawking. 'The more we find out about the world around us, the more we can work out other, more complicated things, such as how the universe began or how life got started on Earth . . .' Olivia Alez is delighted about finally living a life away from the royal palace in the mountains that used to be her home, after the Kingdom of Alez decides it doesn't want a royal family any more. Now she can finally give up boring princess lessons and learn about real things, like volcanoes and the ocean and space! But Olivia is completely unprepared for the world that awaits her. Thick, dark clouds hang low over the city, and the rivers that she so longed to see are choked with rubbish. And on top of it all, the weather just feels wrong. With scorching hot sun one day and torrential rainfall the next, it seems nearly impossible for the people and animals in Alez to adapt to their extreme climate. Olivia, horrified by what she sees, becomes determined to get to the bottom of Alez's dangerous weather patterns. With the help of some new friends and armed with a scientific lab coat that would make Albert Einstein jealous, Olivia sets out to solve the mystery and save Alez from climate destruction before it's too late . . .

George and his best friend, Annie have been selected as junior astronauts - part of a programme that trains up young people for a trip to Mars in the future. This is everything they've ever wanted - they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who are as fascinated by the universe as they are. But when they arrive at space camp, George and Annie quickly learn that strange things are happening - on Earth as well as up in our skies. Mysterious space missions are happening in secret, and the astronaut training they're undertaking gets scarier and scarier . . . The fifth adventure in this series by Lucy and Stephen Hawking - also containing up-to-the-minute scientific facts and information by the world's leading scientists.

A successful London banker appears to have it all until he flees his high-priced apartment in the middle of the night, wearing only pajamas and claiming his life is in danger. His four best friends set out to discover whether their friend has had a breakdown or if, in fact, someone is after him.

"Con las aventuras de George y Annie, el prestigioso científico Stephen Hawking y su hija Lucy han conseguido acercar a los pequeños, y no tan pequeños, a las maravillas y los secretos del Universo, y nos han demostrado que la ciencia también puede ser divertida y apasionante. El mayor experimento científico de la historia está en marcha... ¡y George y Annie lo verán desde la primera fila! Acompañarán a Eric, el padre de Annie, que está trabajando en el Centro Europeo de Investigaciones Nucleares, en Suiza. Allí se encuentra el Gran Colisionador de Partículas, capaz de explorar los primeros instantes del Universo: el Big Bang. Científicos de todo el mundo llevan años trabajando en el experimento y nada puede salir mal... ¡hasta que George y Annie descubren que alguien quiere sabotearlo! ¿Llegarán a tiempo para impedirlo?"--Amazon.com

George vive con il suo maiale domestico Fred e due genitori ecoguerrieri che vorrebbero fare del figlio un coltivatore biologico, anche se a lui, più che a terra, piace guardare in cielo per contare le stelle. Un giorno, grazie a una visita non autorizzata di Fred nel giardino accanto, il ragazzo conosce i suoi nuovi vicini: la fantasiosa Annie, il suo papà scienziato Eric, e anche Cosmos, il computer parlante più potente del mondo. Cosmos è in grado di aprire, al centro del salotto, una porta sulla vasta oscurità dello spazio, attraverso la quale Eric mostrerà ai ragazzi le meraviglie dell'universo, come nasce e muore una stella, o come si formano i pianeti. George e Annie viaggeranno su una cometa, ghiacciata come una grande palla di neve sporca, affronteranno tempeste di asteroidi e buchi neri, ma soprattutto dovranno proteggere Cosmos da chi vuole impadronirsi dei suoi poteri... Età di lettura: da 11 anni.

Przeżyjmy razem kosmiczną przygodę! Stephen Hawking i jego córka Lucy rozpalą wyobraźnię każdego czytelnika. George bardzo się zasmucił na wieść, że jego przyjaciółka Annie i jej ojciec przeprowadzają się do Stanów Zjednoczonych, gdzie Eric ma rozpocząć nową pracę przy programie lotów kosmicznych będzie szukać oznak życia we Wszechświecie. Na szczęście rozłąka nie trwa zbyt długo. Kiedy dziewczynka stwierdza, że kontaktują się z nią kosmici, by przekazać jej ostrzeżenie, George rusza na pomoc. On, Annie, superinteligentny komputer Kosmos i Emmett, nowy irytujący kolega, udają się na poszukiwanie kosmicznego skarbu po całej Galaktyce i nie tylko. Lucy Hawking dzięki doświadczeniu, jakie zyskała podczas lotów w stanie nieważkości, i wywiadom z astronautami doskonale oddała realia programu lotów kosmicznych. Audiobook zawiera dodatkowo eseje Stephena Hawkinga oraz jego kolegów fizyków o najnowszych teoriach na temat podróży po Wszechświecie.

Olivia, eine Wissenschaftsdetektivin á la Greta Thunberg Bisher hat Olivia mit ihren königlichen Eltern im Palast in den Bergen gelebt. Nach deren Absetzung kann sie endlich dem langweiligen Prinzessinnen-Leben entkommen und interessante Dinge – wie Vulkane – erforschen. Auch Olivias Wunsch, mit anderen Kindern zur Schule zu gehen, erfüllt sich. Doch vieles ist nicht so idyllisch, wie es vom Schlossberg aus aussah: Der Himmel ist nicht blau, denn dunkle Wolken hängen über der Stadt. Und der Fluss, der aus der Ferne wie ein blaues Band aussah, ertrinkt im Müll. Auch mit dem Wetter stimmt was nicht: An einem Tag brennt die Sonne erbarmungslos und am nächsten überschwemmen Regenfälle das Land. Olivia beschließt, als Klima-Detektivin den Wetterphänomenen auf den Grund zu gehen. Mit ihren neuen Schulfreunden will sie Zusammenhänge erforschen. Ob es ihr gelingen wird, die Klimakatastrophe verhindern? Die neue spannende Kinderbuch-Reihe von Lucy Hawking, Co-Autorin von »Das Universum - Was unsere Welt zusammenhält« und »Der geheime Schlüssel zum Universum«, für neugierige Wissenschaftdetektive ab 8 Jahren. Ausstattung: Mit s/w Illustrationen

Olivia kämpft für den Schutz der Meere Olivia und ihr bester Freund Ravi haben tolle Pläne für die Ferien! Olivias Onkel hat die beiden in sein Haus am Meer eingeladen. Für die beiden Nachwuchswissenschaftler ist das eine super Gelegenheit, das Leben und Verhalten von Meeresbewohnern zu erforschen. Doch als sie ans Meer kommen, sind sie entsetzt: Vor lauter Müll im Wasser sehen sie kaum Tiere und auf dem Ozean treibt eine riesige Plastikinsel. Eine Herausforderung für Olivia als Umweltdetektivin! Sie will unbedingt wissen, wie es zu so einer schlimmen Situation kommen konnte und was jetzt zu tun ist ... Die spannende Kinderbuch-Reihe von Lucy Hawking, Co-Autorin von »Das Universum – Was unsere Welt zusammenhält« und »Der geheime Schlüssel zum Universum«, für neugierige Wissenschaftsdetektive ab 8 Jahren. Ausstattung: Mit s/w-Illustrationen