New Releases by Lucy Hawking

The third title in this unique series by global bestseller and science educator Lucy Hawking about a former princess desperate to find out about the world around her - and what she can do to help it. Illustrated throughout by Zoe Persico and with fascinating non-fiction sections from world-renowned scientists, this is perfect for readers 7 and over. Olivia much prefers life as a scientist to life as a princess. And now she has to solve her biggest science mystery yet! ‘We have done some investigations into the changes we see, feel and experience in the climate around us. You might not want to know about these changes, but you need to know about them because this is the world you’re going to leave to us young people when we’re adults!’ Olivia and her best friends, Ravi and Helga, aka The Climate Crew, start to realise that the problems in the environment around them are all connected to each other, and all to do with the way the Earth is being looked after by everybody on it. They need to help. When they realise that a group called the Knights of Nature, set up years and years ago, believe the same things they do and also want to help, they decide to work together. Protecting Alez’s weather and countryside and animals and people – and, well, everything, really! – awaits 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. The third adventure featuring Olivia and her best friends Helga and Ravi .

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.

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 . . .

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 . . .

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? «Una aventura cósmica que mezcla una gran historia de aventuras con ciencia para niños». –The Daily Mail ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Explore how the universe began—and thwart evil along the way —in this cosmic adventure from Stephen and Lucy Hawking that includes a graphic novel. George has problems. He has twin baby sisters at home who demand his parents’ attention. His beloved pig Freddy has been exiled to a farm, where he’s miserable. And worst of all, his best friend, Annie, has made a new friend whom she seems to like more than George. So George jumps at the chance to help Eric with his plans to run a big experiment in Switzerland that seeks to explore the earliest moment of the universe. But there is a conspiracy afoot, and a group of evildoers is planning to sabotage the experiment. Can George repair his friendship with Annie and piece together the clues before Eric’s experiment is destroyed forever? This engaging adventure features essays by Professor Stephen Hawking and other eminent physicists about the origins of the universe and ends with a twenty-page graphic novel that explains how the Big Bang happened—in reverse!

Después del rotundo éxito en todo el mundo con su primera entrega de la guía para conocer el Universo, el prestigioso científico Stephen Hawking y su hija Lucy, acercan de forma divertida y amena la ciencia a los jóvenes de la casa. Algo no marcha bien. Eric, el antiguo vecino de George, está en Florida trabajando en un proyecto científico para descubrir si hay vida en el planeta Marte y en otros lugares del Sistema Solar. El robot encargado de la misión actúa de forma muy extraña y, según le cuenta Annie a George, ¡un alien les ha enviado un mensaje para decirles que deben volver al espacio si no quieren que el mundo se acabe! Una vez más, Annie y George deberán enfundarse sus trajes espaciales y seguir las pistas que les conducirán hasta un peligrosísimo y siniestro personaje... «Por fin una ayuda extra para los padres poco dados en materia de ciencia.» —New York Magazine ENGLISH DESCRIPTION George and Annie explore the galaxy in this cosmic adventure from Stephen Hawking and Lucy Hawking, complete with essays from Professor Hawking about the latest in space travel. George is heartbroken when he learns that his friend Annie and her father are moving to the US. Eric has a new job working for the space program, looking for signs of life in the Universe. Eric leaves George with a gift—a book called The User’s Guide to the Universe. But Annie and Eric haven’t been gone for very long when Annie believes that she is being contacted by aliens, who have a terrible warning for her. George joins her in the US to help her with her quest—and before he knows it, he, Annie, Cosmos, and Annie’s annoying cousin Emmett have been swept up in a cosmic treasure hunt, spanning the whole galaxy and beyond.

Una sera, mentre osservano il cielo con il telescopio, Annie e George avvistano uno strano veicolo spaziale. Sulla Terra, intanto, accadono fenomeni sospetti: si tratta di un'interferenza aliena o qualcuno sta architettando il più grande attacco cibernetico della storia? Toccherà a Annie e George scoprirlo, affrontando un viaggio pericoloso e rischiando di rimanere intrappolati per sempre nello spazio!

Join George and Annie as they explore the galaxy in this cosmic adventure series from acclaimed scientist Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking. George’s parents, who have always been wary of technology, warn him about their new neighbors, especially the girl George’s age, Annie, who seems to be following in her scientist father’s footsteps. But when George befriends them and Cosmos, their super-computer, he finds himself on wildly fun adventures through the galaxy that explore themes of physics, evolution, environmental conservation, and time travel. This complete paperback collection includes: George’s Secret Key to the Universe George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt George and the Big Bang George and the Unbreakable Code George and the Blue Moon George and the Ship of Time

Ilustrații de Jan Bielecki Traducere de Maria Rizoiu „A venit vremea să ne luăm privirea de la noi și s-o îndreptăm către imensitatea Spațiului... Putem ajunge, cu îndrăzneală, acolo unde n-a mai ajuns nimeni niciodată. Cine știe ce vom descoperi?“ — STEPHEN HAWKING Cum ar fi dacă te-ai putea întoarce în timp ca să fii martor la nașterea galaxiei noastre? Ar putea roboții să cucerească lumea? Ce-ar fi dacă te-ai număra printre primii coloniști ai planetei Marte? George este una dintre cele mai iubite și mai citite serii pentru copii din lume. Pentru prima dată, fascinantele teorii științifice care au însoțit aventurile lui George și Annie sunt reunite într-un singur volum, împreună cu capitole în premieră scrise de cei mai importanți oameni de știință ai momentului. Excelent ilustrat și plin de date fascinante, volumul care încheie îndrăgita serie este o antologie cuprinzătoare a celor mai recente și mai interesante informații științifice despre Univers.

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? Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this beautiful collection of up-to-the-minute essays by the world's leading scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking himself, plus mind-blowing facts and out-of-this-world colour photographs.

Join George and Annie as they explore the galaxy in this cosmic adventure series from acclaimed scientist Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking. This complete collection includes: George’s Secret Key to the Universe George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt George and the Big Bang George and the Unbreakable Code George and the Blue Moon George and the Ship of Time

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?

When George and Annie are selected as junior astronauts, it is a dream come true until they learn that strange things are happening on Earth as well as in the skies.

George and Annie must travel further into space than ever before in order to prevent all computers from being hacked.

Join George and Annie as they explore the galaxy in this cosmic adventure series from acclaimed scientist Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking. This three-book collection includes: George’s Secret Key to the Universe George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt George and the Big Bang

Join George and Annie as they explore the galaxy in this cosmic adventure series from acclaimed scientist Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking. This four-book collection includes: George’s Secret Key to the Universe George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt George and the Big Bang George and the Unbreakable Code

I concetti più astratti e apparentemente inavvicinabili resi percepibili attraverso immagini immediate, con la lucidità e l'originalità che solo un genio come Hawking può avere.