THE STARDUST MYSTERY
The Stardust Mystery is an illustrated time-travel science adventure book for middle grade students. It is intended to teach them, through story, about the universe, and the atoms that form it and them. The book received a FIVE STAR REVIEW from Readers’ Favorite and the Best STEM E-Book award from Purple Dragonfly.
The story follows the adventures of cousins Lizzy, Milo, VC and Neddy as they unravel the Stardust Mystery. Piloting the Cosmic Egg time, space and size-change travel ship, their adventures take them across time during the evolution of the Universe and the history of Planet Earth. They must figure out how everyone alive is made of the same stardust that was once in the body of Albert Einstein and the Last T-Rex. They must find out what stardust is and how, when and where it was created.
As the Cosmic Kids team, the cousins, with their grandfather as coach, enter The Science and The Future Contest, held by the mysterious Dr. Q. The winners will be taken on a trip around the moon! What could be a better gift for the grandfather they love, a former NASA astronaut?
Along the way, they visit Albert Einstein, dinosaurs, and even the Big Bang. To win, they’ll have to use their brains to answer the many science questions, but they’ll also have to use their hearts to come together to solve the problems of family.
The Mystery is presented in a poem:
“I was born in a place that is far, far away.
At a time long ago, but I am now here to stay.
Albert Einstein’s body was once my home.
I am now part of you, but I could always roam.
Some call me Stardust because of my history
It will all be clear when you solve the mystery.
Who am I, and what is my story
Write me a rhyme to tell of my glory”
The Stardust Mystery book is available at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon
The book was one product of grants from the National Science Foundation.
