An Adventurer's Guide to Outer Space
By (Author) Isabel Thomas
Illustrated by Yas Imamura
Foreword by Lucy Hawking
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Ladybird
15th September 2020
10th September 2020
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts
523.1
Hardback
48
Width 242mm, Height 317mm, Spine 11mm
654g
An interactive introduction to the universe for children aged 5+, packed with beautiful illustrations and awe-inspiring facts A unique, immersive take on non-fiction for children aged 5+, An Adventurer's Guide to Outer Space is packed with spellbinding facts and interactive play to excite and inspire young adventurers. Starting on Earth, children travel through outer space with adventurer Mia, stopping at the Moon and the International Space Station, as well as visiting Exoplanets and going back in time to the Big Bang. With breathtaking facts and interactive space activities, this captivating book will excite and inspire the adventurers of the future.
Isabel Thomas (Author) Isabel Thomas has written more than 150 books about science for young readers and has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the Association of Science Education Book of the Year, the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards and the Blue Peter Book Awards. Lucy Hawking (Foreword By) LUCY HAWKING is a children's writer, the co-creator of non-fiction compendium Unlocking the Universe and the George fiction series, with her father Stephen Hawking. Lucy is a former journalist, having written widely for British newspapers, and she gives regular talks about science and stories to audiences all over the world. Yas Imamura (Illustrator) Yas Imamura is an illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. Much of her work draws inspiration from the books she enjoyed as a child, her art evolving into an amalgamation of both the timeless and modern. Yas's preferred materials are gouache and watercolour.