3 Remarkable Books on the Story of the Universe

1. The Universe Is a Green Dragon, A Cosmic Creation Story, by Brian Swimm
In this book the author tells the cosmic creation story in conversational style. He calls the two speakers THOMAS and YOUTH. By THOMAS he honors Thomas Berry and his well-known cosmological tradition. It was Berry who suggested that the story of the universe be told "with a feel for its music." The other human is called YOUTH ", to remind us that "the human species is the youngest, freshest, most immature, newest species of all the advanced life forms in the planet. We have only just arrived."

A specialist in mathematical cosmology, Swimm has a doctorate in gravitational dynamics and physics, has taught mathematics, literature and cosmology, and is presently director of the Center for the Story of the Universe in San Francisco. He is also a story teller. Sit back and enjoy the story of the cosmic creation in this unique conversational style,--and Swimm's reason for calling the Universe a Green Dragon.


2. Born With A Bang, Book One of the series "The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story", written by Jennifer Morgan and illustrated by Dana Lynne Andersen. It is "A Sharing Nature With Children Book," dedicated to "the consummate original artist who has made all worlds beautiful: That Radiant Divine Intelligence whose center is everywhere, circumference nowhere." - " May our eyes be opened to behold the abounding magnificence of creation, the mysterious majesty of matter, energy and consciousness."

The storyteller is the Universe itself, speaking to its "Dearest Earthlings", with the first book dated about 13 billion years A.B.B. (After Big Bang). The format and simple language of this series, plus the fantastic multicolor illustrations on every page, give the appearance of children's books--which they are--but the information is also very adult, as you will find on reading them..


3. From Lava to Life, Book Two of the same series, with the same author and illustrator, again with the Universe as the storyteller. Along with the other books in the series, it combines "Once upon a time" with science, which "will captivate children on our earth before there were any children at all." Another comment calls them "A primer for children of the 21st century, and a must for all of us."--And another --"The story of life is, quite simply, the greatest story ever told…and here is the greatest telling." So read these marvelous books, and read them to your children, as " they should be heard and not only read."