Black Holes

by Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest

...eminent and prolific science writers summarize the astrophysical principles and observations that make these mind- and space-bending events at least feasible...young scientists...will be sucked in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789404516
• ISBN13: 9780789404510
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 12.4"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Fascinating and accessible to all

My 7yo has been fascinated by space since he was a toddler and this book is one of his favorites. I've managed to peek in it once in a while and it is truly well done. The ideas and theories are explained clearly and with gorgeous illustrations. I wonder though if the information in this book will not be outdated very soon once the particle collider experiment actually takes place since many of these theories may or may not be disproven by that. For the moment though the explanations and illustrations in this book make it a wonderful addition to any child's library. I also strongly recommed Henbest's book 'To the Ends of the Universe" which is equally good and twice as thick :)

As a 10-year-old who is studying black holes, this book...

As a 10-year-old who is studying black holes, this book is a good resources. It has lots of good info, although it is a bit confusing at some points. I have gotten TONS of black hole stuff, but I think this is the best book on black holes for my age level. Black holes are an interesting subject, and I love studying them. They are a huge mystery, one of many in the universe. I think the most interesting fact I have found about Black Holes is that they can warp you to another universe. One of the reasons that I like to study them is because me and my partner, Cody, can make many predictions, such as if they actually DO warp you. This book basiclly has most of the info you need on Black Holes.

Very informational - able to be understood by all ages.

This book is very well done. The information is invaluable to anyone who wishes to know anything about black holes. The descriptions are thourough and the illustrations compliment the information very well. I'd recomend this to anyone who has a beginning interest in black holes or someone who's already started.