The Little Particle That Could

Jason Rodriguez

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The Little Particle That Could is the story of an ambitious and curious graviton who wants to meet a photon, but she just can't seem to catch him.

GenresPicture Books

25 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2012

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About the author

Jason Rodriguez is a writer and editor, whose books have been nominated for an Eisner Award and 8 Harvey Awards. Jason is currently editing a three-book series of graphic novel anthologies about colonial New England and the Mid-Atlantic region for Fulcrum Publishing scheduled to start being released in 2014. His first sci-fi book, TRY LOOKING AHEAD, will be released Spring 2015 from Rosarium Publishing. Jason lives in Arlington, VA with his wife and their two dogs, four cats, and a parrot. You can usually find him on a street corner, staring out into the future.

Complete Bibliography
As Editor
Colonial Comics Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (2014 - 2015; Fulcrum Publishing)
Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened (2007; Random House/Villard)
Elk's Run (2007; Random House/Villard)
Western Tales of Terror #1-5 (2003-2005; Hoarse & Buggy Productions)

As Writer
The Boy Who Could See Through Mountains and Other Stories (2012; Self Published)
The End of Stars (2012; Self Published)
"The Stars Are Not Wanted Now" in Once Upon a Time Machine (2012; Dark Horse Comics)
The Monster Hunter (2012; Self Published)
"The National Pastime" in District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington DC (2012; Fulcrum Publishing)
The Little Particle That Could (2012; Self Published)
The Girl Who Could Live In Yesterday (2012; Self Published)
"The New Attrition" in Horrors of War (2010; DC Conspiracy)
"The Tell-Tale Scissors" in Shear Terror Anthology (2009; DC Conspiracy)
"Quarantined" in Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened (2007; Random House/Villard)
"All the Wrong Choices" in Elk's Run #2 (2006; Hoarse & Buggy Productions)
"Six Shots" in Western Tales of Terror #5 (2005; Hoarse & Buggy Productions)

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Marzie

1,192 reviews98 followers

June 7, 2017

This is a cute board book that was created with the aid of Kickstarter. Following the time-honored tradition of getting them while they're young, the author is planting the seed of particle physics in the minds of children, introducing gravitons, photons, spin, light, gravity and even black holes as concept words. Board books are usually targeted for children 3-6 years of age. This book will mainly create a visual placeholder in the minds of very young children, making the idea of these concepts a little more familiar.

Theo

168 reviews6 followers

March 15, 2017

Beautifully illustrated story that has been made to help children understanding fundamental particles, in this case photons and gravitons. Read with my kids and they loved it.

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Amanda Jenkins

18 reviews1 follower

April 8, 2017

I've only seen the digital version of this (my Kickstarter hard copy should be coming soon!) but from that I can say that the illustrations are *adorable* and I love the idea of introducing particle physics to my 4 year old daughter. Reading this was a great way to start discussing the idea of "invisible" particles and what they can do. That being said, I really wish it was a bit longer. My daughter's first comment when we finished the book was "That's it? They just found each other!". She really wanted to see what they would do next.

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