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by Khasan Laudry (Author)
What if the most powerful force in the universe is also the most mysterious - and your child could understand it today?
Black holes bend time, swallow light, and sit at the heart of every galaxy - including our own. This chapter-by-chapter guide walks young readers through the real science of black holes in clear, jargon-free language that curious minds aged 8 to 12 can genuinely follow and remember. Inside these pages, your child will discover:- What a black hole actually is and why nothing - not even light - can escape its grip
- How dying stars explode into supernovas and collapse into a singularity
- Why the event horizon is called the point of no return
- How gravity slows down time - and what that means for an astronaut near a black hole
- The bizarre stretching effect called spaghettification and why it happens
- How Stephen Hawking proved black holes can slowly shrink and disappear
- Why a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* sits at the center of our Milky Way
- How scientists photographed a real black hole for the very first time in 2019
- What wormholes are and why Einstein's equations predict they could exist
- How black holes helped shape galaxies and may have made life in the universe possible
Who this is for: Written for independent readers in grades 3 through 6, this title is equally at home on a bedroom shelf, in a homeschool curriculum, or as a classroom supplemental reader. Parents who want science that is accurate, engaging, and free of dumbed-down filler will find every chapter earns its place. Each chapter is short, focused, and packed with real science - no filler, no oversimplification, and no talking down to young readers who are ready for the real story of the universe. Scroll up and add it to your cart to give a young reader the universe.
Number of Pages: 120
Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: April 26, 2026
