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There Was a Black Hole That Swallowed the Universe
by Chris Ferrie
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Kids for sending me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
There Was a Black Hole That Swallowed the Universe is such a cute book! We get to follow a black hole that eats progressively smaller things (we start out with the universe, eventually making our way to planets, molecules, and even smaller items). In the final product there will also be a blacklight reverse story, which I can’t wait to test out!
I do agree with some of the other ARC reviews that at first it seems like it’s written backwards, but it makes sense when you get to the ending. Plus, it makes a great learning opportunity for kids to discuss our place in space. I wish it was available now - our Summer Reading program is space-themed and this would have been fun to read for story time!
Really, however, my only complaint is that there is no additional information at the back of the book. It would have been nice to have more information explaining some of the terminology, or some further reading if parents and/or kids would like to explore more on any of the concepts (I enjoyed how Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley incorporated additional information).
There Was a Black Hole That Swallowed the Universe releases September 3rd and is available for preorder on Amazon. Thank you again to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Kids for the privilege of reviewing an ARC!
There Was a Black Hole That Swallowed the Universe is such a cute book! We get to follow a black hole that eats progressively smaller things (we start out with the universe, eventually making our way to planets, molecules, and even smaller items). In the final product there will also be a blacklight reverse story, which I can’t wait to test out!
I do agree with some of the other ARC reviews that at first it seems like it’s written backwards, but it makes sense when you get to the ending. Plus, it makes a great learning opportunity for kids to discuss our place in space. I wish it was available now - our Summer Reading program is space-themed and this would have been fun to read for story time!
Really, however, my only complaint is that there is no additional information at the back of the book. It would have been nice to have more information explaining some of the terminology, or some further reading if parents and/or kids would like to explore more on any of the concepts (I enjoyed how Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley incorporated additional information).
There Was a Black Hole That Swallowed the Universe releases September 3rd and is available for preorder on Amazon. Thank you again to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Kids for the privilege of reviewing an ARC!