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Title: Disappointing mix of fact and fiction
Review: This book is just plain odd. The story of the big bang is told in the first person, from the perspective of the universe. It mixes the universe's "thought process" with some real science and produces a result that often seems more like fiction than science. The universe describes its' dreams; wonders if it could ever "feel feelings like love, sadness, and wonder;" and states that it is proud of creating hydrogen atoms. The scientific part of the book is intermingled with such sappy drivel that it is hard to separate fact from fiction. It is true that many of the pictures are beautiful but they have no real scientific merit.I bought this book for my eight year old daughters to supplement the science curriculum at their school. I wouldn't waste their timing reading it with them. I am returning this book.
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