By Dom Conlon (author) , Heidi Cannon (illustrator)
"Blending a fast-paced, first-person narrative with fascinating facts, this fizzes with a young girl’s infectious thirst for learning"
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“Difficult isn’t the same as impossible, so I’ve decided to keep learning and this time I’ve decided I’m going to prepare myself for something a bit simpler: MEETING ALIEN LIFE!”
So proclaims sparky Matilda near the opening of Dom Conlon’s Matilda Meets the Universe , a feast of Middle Grade fiction-meets-facts that’s shot-through with an infectious love for learning and thinking big.
Essentially, this invites readers to join Matilda’s indefatigable fact-finding mission to understand everything about the universe. Supported by friends who are “my kind of people”, Matilda’s constant stream of questions sees her get to grips with everything from atoms, the Big Bang, and how the universe expands, to the formation of stars and planets and (this being Matilda!) much, much more.
With on point illustrations by Heidi Cannon, Matilda Meets the Universe looks set to ignite a love of discovery and science in young readers.
So, you want to make contact with aliens? How hard can it be?
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Meet Matilda as she launches her mission to discover how likely it is that life exists on other planets. With the help of her friends and family she learns all she can. What was the Big Bang? How does the universe expand? How are stars and planets are formed?
Along the way she will discover the electromagnetic spectrum, the speed of light, and so much more in an easy-to-understand look at physics, history, language, and of course the all important snacks.
Also available: Meet Matilda Rocket Builder
Praise for Meet Matilda Rocket Builder:
'A beautiful book full of fun and fascinating facts which celebrates the joy of embarking on over-ambitious projects! A must read for all aspiring rocket scientists, engineers and those who dream big.' - Dallas Campbell, TV presenter
'A joyous mix of science, history and story that will inspire young readers to reach for the stars.' - Christopher Edge, author of Space Oddity
'The most useful book I have ever read about building a rocket to take me to the Moon; maybe this time I’ll finally get there. This is a delightful adventure and inspiration to all of us who want to be astronauts.' - Robin Ince, broadcaster and comedian
Dom Conlon is a double Carnegie-nominated poet and author whose work is guided by nature and the stars. He’s written poetry and picture books, fact and fiction – sometimes all in the same book. Nicola Davies said Leap, Hare, Leap! is ‘full of the lushness of summer’. Chris Riddell said This Rock That Rock contained ‘words and pictures that are quite simply out of this world’. Dallas Campbell said Meet Matilda Rocket Builder is ‘a must read for all aspiring rocket scientists’.
Dom hopes to inspire everyone to read and write poetry. Dom is based in Chorley, Lancashire.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Matilda Meets the Universe and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Matilda Meets the Universe features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Funny, Science, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Space, The Natural World, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Matilda Meets the Universe was written by Dom Conlon and published by UCLan Publishing
Matilda Meets the Universe has 226 pages
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