Black Holes

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Summary: As a 10-year-old who is studying black holes, this book...
Review: As a 10-year-old who is studying black holes, this book is a good resources. It has lots of good info, although it is a bit confusing at some points. I have gotten TONS of black hole stuff, but I think this is the best book on black holes for my age level. Black holes are an interesting subject, and I love studying them. They are a huge mystery, one of many in the universe. I think the most interesting fact I have found about Black Holes is that they can warp you to another universe. One of the reasons that I like to study them is because me and my partner, Cody, can make many predictions, such as if they actually DO warp you. This book basiclly has most of the info you need on Black Holes.

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Summary: Very informational - able to be understood by all ages.
Review: This book is very well done. The information is invaluable to anyone who wishes to know anything about black holes. The descriptions are thourough and the illustrations compliment the information very well. I'd recomend this to anyone who has a beginning interest in black holes or someone who's already started.

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Summary: A nice intro to astrophysics but way too scary for children
Review: This children's picture book is well-written and sets forth nearly incomprehensible topics in language children can understand. I would strongly recommend this book for 10 year-olds and above. On the other hand, I have to post an equally-strong warning to mothers of small but precocious children. My four year-old selected this nonfiction picture book in the young children's reading room of our local library. Last night, he begged me to read it to him. He was moderately frightened by the concept of the virtually limitless gravitational pull of black holes. He was horrified by singularities (the book has an illustrated example of energy concentrating in such a way as to create an alien cat) and absolutely, heart-poundingly terrified by the idea of white holes spewing out matter into new universes. We put the book away without finishing it and thought about more pleasant things for awhile. Not surprisingly, my son had nightmares about black holes sucking him in and white holes spewing him out last night. Don't make the same mistake I did. Save this book for the older kids.