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.

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.

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 . . .

George travels to the future in the epic conclusion of the George’s Secret Key series from Lucy Hawking. When George finds a way to escape the spacecraft Artemis, where he has been trapped, he is overjoyed. But something is wrong. There’s a barren wasteland where his hometown 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?

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.

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

Attention ! Évènement ! Nouveau tome dans la série best-seller de Stephen Hawking, qui rend les mystères de la science accessibles aux enfants... et aux parents ! Georges et Annie sont de retour ! Cette fois, il se passe des choses étranges à Oxford : les distributeurs de banque offrent leurs billets au tout-venant, les caisses des supermarchés n''enregistrent plus les opérations et les avions refusent de voler... Quel chaos ! Il semblerait que les plus puissants ordinateurs du monde aient été piratés. Georges et Annie vont devoir voyager encore plus loin dans l''espace pour découvrir ce qui se cache derrière tout ça...

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.

Un maiale nello spazio? E in quali pianeti potrebbe vivere? Se lo chiedono George e la sua migliore amica Annie, dopo aver constatato che Freddy, il porcellino regalato dai nonni al ragazzo, è cresciuto troppo per poter stare in giardino. Intanto, il padre di Annie sta lavorando a un esperimento per scoprire di cosa sia fatto l''Universo e per elaborare, insieme ai suoi colleghi, la Teoria del Tutto, in grado di spiegare ogni fenomeno conosciuto. Ma contro di lui e contro Terence, il padre di George, trama un''organizzazione segreta, legata alle grandi compagnie petrolifere e intenzionata a sabotare le ricerche sulle fonti di energia pulita. L''unico che può fare qualcosa è il dottor Viktor Ermin, ma George e Annie devono raggiungerlo in un''altra galassia! Hawking ci racconta, con la voce sicura e semplice di un grande genio, un viaggio incredibile alle origini della materia, dove le stelle sembrano uguali, ma i sistemi solari distano milioni di anni luce; dove nubi di gas e di materia oscura si alternano a folle di pianeti e asteroidi; dove ogni cosa si è formata nello stesso modo e segue le stesse leggi; e dove, a causa di impercettibili fluttuazioni, ogni cosa è sempre diversa.

Una grande avventura in cui Hawking presenta, con il rigore scientifico e l''estrema semplicità che contraddistingue i grandi geni, le più recenti scoperte della scienza sull''Universo, e ne spiega i misteri. Le stelle sembrano finalmente parlare una lingua comprensibile a tutti.

George tries to escape a host of problems by going to Switzerland to help his friend Annie''s father, Eric, run an experiment exploring the origins of the universe, but faces saboteurs and a mysterious message from George''s old nemesis, Reeper, there. Includes scientific essays. Illustrations.

Con las aventuras de George y Annie, el prestigioso científico Stephen Hawking y su hija Lucy han conseguido acercar a los más pequeños, y a los no tan pequeños, 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 primera fila! En esta novela los lectores acompañarán a Eric, el padre de Annie, que está trabajando en el Centro Europeo de Investigaciones Nucleares, a 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 proyecto y nada puede salir mal, ¡hasta que George y Annie descubren que hay un plan secreto para sabotearlo! ¿Llegarán a tiempo para impedirlo? La crítica ha dicho: «Una aventura cósmica que mezcla una gran historia de aventuras con ciencia para niños». The Daily Mail

Annie, la meilleure amie de Georges, a besoin d''aide. Son père Eric, un grand scientifique, travaille sur un projet spatial important. Mais tout va de travers : son robot qui vient de se poser sur Mars a un comportement bizarre! Et voilà quAnnie a découvert un message étrange sur son super-ordinateur, et il ne vient pas de la Terre... La vie existe-t-elle ailleurs ? Et si nous devions parler avec des extraterrestres, que leur dirions-nous ?

George is heartbroken when his neighbor Annie and her father move to Florida, but when Annie sends him a message telling him she has been contacted by aliens with a terrible warning, he joins her in a galaxy-wide search for answers.

Georges et Annie, sa meilleure amie, sont sur le point d''assister à l''une des plus importantes expériences scientifiques de tous les temps : explorer les premiers Instants de l''Univers; le Big Bang! Grâce à Cosmos, leur super-ordinateur, et au Grand Collisionneur de hadrons créé par Eric, le père d''Annie, Ils vont enfin pouvoir répondre à cette question essentielle : pourquoi existons-nous ? Mais Georges et Annie découvrent qu''un complot diabolique se trame. Pire, c''est toute la recherche scientifique qui est en péril ! Entraîné dans d''incroyables aventures, Georges ira jusqu''aux confins de la galaxie pour sauver ses amis.

Stephen Hawking erklärt die Geheimnisse des Universums. Eine rasante Abenteuerreise durch Zeit und Raum. Als George den Wissenschaftler Eric und dessen Tochter Annie kennenlernt, kommt er aus dem Staunen nicht mehr heraus: Die beiden besitzen einen superintelligenten Computer namens Cosmos, der es vermag, die Tür ins Universum zu öffnen! Mit Cosmos Hilfe bereisen Eric, Annie und George das All, reiten auf Kometen, umkreisen den Saturn und beobachten ein Schwarzes Loch bis der skrupellose Wissenschaftler Reeper Wind von ihrem Geheimnis und Cosmos Fähigkeiten bekommt Ein fulminantes Abenteuer im Universum und zugleich ein Buch, das in die aufregende Welt der Astronomie entführt. Was Sonnenflecken sind oder warum der Saturn Ringe hat spannend vermittelt Georges Weltraumreise faszinierendes astronomisches Wissen. Sachinfos treten ergänzend hinzu und atemberaubende Fotostrecken lassen über Himmelsphänomene staunen. Astronomie, die jedes Kind versteht. Das erste Kinderbuch vom Autor des Weltbestsellers ”Eine kurze Geschichte der Zeit“ - Eine unterhaltsame Einführung in die spannendsten Momente der Astrophysik - für Kinder ebenso faszinierend wie für Erwachsene - Infokästen erklären die wichtigsten astronomischen Begriffe - Atemberaubende Fotos und zahlreiche Sachillustrationen geben faszinierende Einblicke.

Follows the adventures of a young boy and his neighbor friend as they 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.