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Stephen Hawking / written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Matt Hunt.

by Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel)

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Frances Lincoln Children's Books, c2019.

530.092 H392san

Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018 -- Juvenile literature.

Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Little people, big dreams.

Pequeña & Grande Stephen Hawking. English

Alternate title:

Translation of: Pequeña & grande Stephen Hawking.

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream.

First published in Spanish in Spain in 2018 under the title Pequeña & grande Stephen Hawking.

Translation of: Pequeña & grande Stephen Hawking.

In English, translated from the Spanish.

Includes bibliographical references.

When Stephen Hawking was a little boy, he used to stare up at the stars and wonder about the universe. Although he was never top of the class, his curiosity took him to the best universities in England: Oxford and Cambridge. It also led him to make one of the biggest scientific discoveries of the 20th century: Hawking radiation. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant physicist's life.

Biography, Juvenile.

Hunt, Matt, 1988-

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