![]() The book starts out using Newtonian physics, and only towards the end introduces relativistic principles. The only real issue that I had involves the order in which some of the information is presented. Her prose is full of funny turns of phrase ("The plasma rolls and churns like a hyper hurricane of heat, light, sound, and motion."), and she has a way of making even difficult thought experiments easily comprehensible. It's not the only - or even the primary - criterion that I use when evaluating children's books, but I get a special thrill when I see a book and think "You know, I would really have enjoyed this book as a child." A Black Hole Is Not a Hole gave me that feeling, reminding me of the first time I picked up Our Universe or The Cartoon Guide to Physics, a pair of books that loom large in my memories of growing up.Ĭarolyn Cinami DeCristofano's book does an excellent job of taking a difficult concept and making it accessible for younger readers. ![]()
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