Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells
Our Cosmic Story : Book 1 (Sharing
Nature With Children Book) by Dana
Lynne Andersen
The Story Of You And Me
In this first of a trilogy, the Universe tells its own life story of chaos and
creativity, science and struggle. Time after time the Universe nearly
perishes, then bravely triumphs and turns itself into new and even more
spectacular forms. Eventually it turns stardust into you. This story begins in
the very beginning, and ends with the formation of Earth. The second book
From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth Story tells of tiny new
living things and ends with giant dinosaurs. In the third book, mammals
rise and so do you (available spring 2005).
Personal Review: Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our
Cosmic Story : Book 1 (Sharing Nature With Children Book) by
Dana Lynne Andersen

I was a bit worried that my kids would not have the patience to sit through
this book. It does use rather large words, but such is to be expected. I
was glad that the three parts to this series were broken up to provide a
break for young minds.
I was rather surprised, then, when my kids wanted me to read this book
and then immediately go on to the second, and were disappointed
because I had not yet ordered the third in the series (which I have just
remedied). My 5 year old wanted me to read them both over again. We
spent two solid hours on a Sunday evening reading these books together;
eventually I was the one who told them that reading time was over.
The books tell the story of how the universe came to be, which is the same
as how we came to be since we are part of the universe and the universe
is not complete without us. The book may come across as "New Age" at
times and at first I was not comfortable with the idea of a pre- Big Bang
universe expressing dreams of what she may become. But it is used as a
metaphor to show that the Universe could have turned out very differently
than it did. These metaphors are quite appropriate for a children's book.
If you are looking for a book to help children with the abstract concepts of
the formation of the universe, galaxies, matter, energy, stars, and the Earth
itself, and if you also want that book to help children gain a sense of
belonging to this great cosmic event and to think outside their own selves,
then you can't do much better than "Born with a Bang."
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