Chris Ferrie
There Was a Black Hole That Swallowed the Universe
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Astronomy & Space
- Physics & Energy
- Chemistry & Materials
- Lyrical / Visual Picture Book
- Story / Adventure
There Was a Black Hole That Swallowed the Universe turns a familiar cumulative rhyme into an absurd collapse from universe and galaxies toward tiny building blocks of matter. Black-light artwork then reverses the visual sequence, making cosmic scale and nested structure a joke children can replay in both directions.
The science inside
- Motion, Forces & Machines
- Materials
Your child will meet:
- A black hole is a region where gravity is strong enough that light cannot escape from within its event horizon.
- Galaxies contain stars and other matter, while the observable universe contains vast numbers of galaxies.
- Matter can be described at successively smaller scales such as objects, molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles.
- The swallowing and reverse-creation sequence is playful fiction rather than a scientific account of cosmic history.
Use it this way
Parent effort: No prep
A wildly imaginative STEAM picture book that transforms story time into a cosmic adventure! PLUS, use a black light to reveal secret, invisible text and artwork that reverses the story from nothing to the scientific creation of everything!
From bestselling children's author Chris Ferrie, this laugh-out-loud science story blends playful rhyme with vibrant illustrations. A clever, cumulative rhyme inspired by "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," this book takes curious kids ages 4-8 on a journey from galaxies to the tiniest building blocks of matter.
Bring the wonder of the universe to your next story time, and help kids see science as an exciting adventure!
There was a black hole that swallowed the universe.
I don't know why it swallowed the universe--oh well, it couldn't get worse.
There was a black hole that swallowed a galaxy.
It left quite a cavity after swallowing that galaxy.
It swallowed the galaxies that filled universe.
I don't know why it swallowed the universe--oh well, it couldn't get worse.
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