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George's cosmic treasure hunt

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 travel.

Main Author: Hawking, Lucy.
Other Authors: Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018, Parsons, Garry (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Extraterrestrial beings > Juvenile fiction.
Astronauts > Juvenile fiction.
Space flight > Juvenile fiction.
Outer space > Exploration > Juvenile fiction.
Science fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: 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 travel.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: 299 p., [32] p. of col. plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Audience: 008 & up.
ISBN: 9781416986713
1416986715
Author Notes: Lucy Hawking was born in England in 1970. After reading French and Russian at Oxford University, Lucy Hawking became a journalist. She has worked for New York Magazine and has written for the Daily Mail, The Telegraph, The Times, and the London Evening Standard. She has also worked as a radio journalist.

She has written two novels: Jaded (2004) and Run for Your Life (2005), which was also published as The Accidental Marathon. She and her father, Stephen Hawking, are the authors of the George series. The children's book series 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, and George and the Ship of Time.

She is an administrative staff member of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) at the University of Cambridge. She is the daughter of theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking. She lives in London.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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