Black Holes

by Dana Meachen Rau

Describes the characteristics and properties of black holes, and explains how black holes are studied today.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Dana Meachen Rau is an author, editor, and illustrator of children's books. She has written more than 100 books for children, many of them nonfiction in subjects including astronomy, history, and geography, as well as numerous biographies. She lives in Burlington, Connecticut, with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[Jennifer Borduin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an informational picture book on black holes. It's a great intro to black holes and covers the "big points" that elementary students have questions for. I really enjoyed how he book also mentioned the leading scientists who research black holes, including Stephen hawking, since I did recently read his book, The Grand Design!

[Kerri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just used this in teaching elementary students about black holes. I really thought it did a good job giving a nice overview of black holes and addressed many of the questions my students had. I learned a lot from reading it myself!