Rocky Road to Galileo: What is Our Place in the Solar System (The Curious Science Quest)

by Julia Golding, Andrew Briggs, and Roger Wagner

Brett Hudson (Illustrator)

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'Here is a wonderful and wittily written introduction to science as the art of asking open questions and not jumping to conclusions. It's also an amusing excursion through evolution and anthropology which packs in a lot of learning with the lightest of touches. A much-needed antidote to the bludgeoning crudity of so much writing in both science and religion.' Rev Dr Malcolm Guite, poet, singer-songwriter, priest, and academic

Join Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit together.

Throughout the centuries humans have been looking for answers to BIG questions - how did the universe start? Is there a God behind it? Has science explained away the need for a God, or can faith enhance scientific discovery?

On this adventure, Harriet and Milton are investigating our place in the universe. Step into Harriet and Milton's time machine, bring some snacks, and enjoy this curious quest of discovery - from the Islamic Golden Age to the Renaissance, and meet Galileo!

Written by Julia Golding, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2006, and the Nestle Smarties Book Prize 2006.
  • ISBN10 0745977529
  • ISBN13 9780745977522
  • Publish Date 19 October 2018
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Lion Children's Books
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 112
  • Language English