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It Started with a Big Bang: The Origin of Earth, You and Everything Else Hardcover – Illustrated, Oct. 1 2019

by Floor Bal (Author), Sebastiaan Van Doninck (Illustrator)

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In this accessible informational picture book, young readers can follow the fascinating story of how we got from the very beginning of the universe to life today on the “bright blue ball floating in space” called Earth. They'll learn about the big bang theory, how our solar system was formed, how life on Earth began in the oceans and moved to land, what happened to the dinosaurs and how humans evolved from apes to explore and build communities all over the planet ... and even travel to space. It's an out-of-this-world look at the beginning of everything!

Science journalist Floor Bal and award-winning illustrator Sebastiaan Van Doninck have combined their talents to create a captivating, kid-friendly introduction to the history of the universe and life on Earth. The spirited narrative and vibrant illustrations make millions of years of history entertaining, and give this book read-aloud appeal. It has direct STEAM curriculum applications for grades one to three in life science, particularly for topics such as the characteristics of living things, how living things adapt to their environments and extinction, as well as earth science and space science. It also could spark deeper conversations with children as it answers some of the biggest questions humans have ever asked --- such as how the universe began and where we all came from.

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1525302558
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978-1525302558
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Illustrated
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Kids Can Press
Publication date

Oct. 1 2019
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English
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23.81 x 0.95 x 27.62 cm
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34 pages
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A simple, effective introduction to some big ideas for curious young readers.―Kirkus Reviews

... friendly and concise ...―Publishers Weekly

... a fine introduction to a complex topic ...―School Library Journal

... the text and illustrations are well-integrated to facilitate comprehension and stimulate curiosity.―CM Magazine

About the Author

Floor Bal is an award-winning science journalist. She is based in the Netherlands.

Sebastiaan Van Doninck is an award-winning illustrator from Belgium. His clients include Penguin Random House, Thames & Hudson and Usborne Publishing. He is the illustrator of several picture books and the winner of Belgium's 2015 Picturale Prize for the best Flemish illustrator.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kids Can Press; Illustrated edition (Oct. 1 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 34 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1525302558
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1525302558
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 431 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 23.81 x 0.95 x 27.62 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #90,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #37 in Children's Books on Fossils
- #89 in Children's Books on Aeronautics & Astronautics
- #127 in Children's Books on Biology

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Mary

A captivating read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 25, 2020

My kids aged 8 and 11 were utterly captivated by this book. Excellent pictures and easy to understand words that feel very much like a story. There’s even some suspense built in from page to page.

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Mel Ladner

Poorly Explained

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 31, 2019

There is a word missing throughout this entire book: evolution. Floor Bal talks about animals changing, time passing and new species being created on about half of the pages of this children's non-fiction book; and yet they don't use the word evolution or evolve even once! How can you write a book about the big bang and the evolution of the Earth without saying evolution?

Overall the best thing in It Started with a Big Bang is the artwork. The actual descriptions of the big bang is fairly poor. No mention of matter or elements at all. Instead the book vaguely tells the reader that nothing became something. For me that is an unsatisfactory response. It sounds like made-up magic frankly. I can imagine any child being thirsty for more details and not quite understanding how a bang happens out of nothing. I realize this is a difficult and complex subject to teach children but there has got to be a better way of going about it than Bal gives us.

Finally if you wan to claim a book has the origin of the reader in it then I don't know how you can skip over reproduction. Instead of just saying that animals come from other animals why not be more specific. The average child knows that babies come from female humans so why wouldn't you say so? I also don't understand how you can say that the book talks about the origin of 'you' and not show a human child near the end. There should have been a page with children of all race, ethnicity, religion, etc. that is the 'you' page for the child reading.
Unfortunately this is a very disappointing book.

Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.

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NMcA

Excellent find

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 27, 2021

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My little boy (4) loves this book. We love it too. We're atheists and has been getting a lot of questions about how the world started and why did some people say god. This was a great book to start the conversation. Unfortunately he wants to read it every single night haha.
Can't recommend enough for curious little minds.

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R. Riddell

Great little book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 5, 2023

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Great book for bedtime reading. My 4 year old loves it, especially when it gets to the dinosaurs. It's written in simple, age-appropriate language and explains things well. I ordered a different book first to try to explain evolution but that was too complicated - this one is pitched just right.

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Lovely book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 8, 2021

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Easy and beautiful and simple to read. It gives young readers some idea without being too tied down with details. It is too easy for my 10 year old son. I would say for a child around 2-4 years old will be nice but with the help from (grand)parents.

JohnD

Perfect for our 5 year old grandson

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 1, 2021

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Grandson loves it - he had started asking questions about the planets. He loves to go through this now - a really well presented book

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SPEED

Great book but poor quality copy received

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 12, 2021

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The book itself is great, my 3year old loves the story and very easy for him to understand. My only criticism is the quality of the book I received, it had a big scratch mark on the bottom right, possibly a used copy I’m not sure. Still gave 3 stars as we enjoyed the book

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