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What if you had a birthday party on a spaceship? Or if you planted a tree on Mars? Or planets were made of diamond? Find out the answers to these questions and many more with science author Emma Young! Prepare to learn all about the Universe from supernovas to satellites and astronauts to aliens. However, this isn’t another dry textbook. You’ll be drawn into each topic with one of 33 amusing questions that are guaranteed to make you think about space in a whole new way. Author Emma Young explains the answers with humour and plenty of science facts that you’ll be racing to tell your friends and family. The pages are filled with attention-grabbing photography and quirky illustration, which makes this Universe book unlike any you’ve read before.
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Be amazed by the size of the Sun, the shape of the Moon and the life of a star. This engaging book combines stunning photographs, delightful illustrations and friendly text, inviting young readers to explore the universe – and our place in it.
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For thousands of years, civilisations around the world have turned to the stars for guidance, marking the passage of time, navigating vast distances and weaving myths that have been passed down through generations. This book explores these stories from each corner of the world. From the Polynesians who voyaged across open oceans using only the stars to light their way, to ancient farmers who timed their harvests by celestial rhythms, and storytellers who filled the heavens with legends. Each tale is beautifully retold by Laura Knowles, author of the award-winning ‘It Starts With a Seed’, whose lyrical approach to non-fiction expertly brings the stories and artwork to life.
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Discover how one BIG cosmic collision gave us the Moon, tilted the Earth and kicked off the most magical rhythm of all – the four seasons – in this graphic-novel inspired story all about Theia.
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‘Book of the Telescope’ zooms readers closer to the wonders of space, revealing an amazing night sky full of planets, moons, stars, and more, in new levels of detail. Packed with fascinating facts and breathtaking photographs, it includes practical advice and hands-on activities and experiments for budding astronomers – with or without a telescope at home.
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Uncover the secrets of the moon!Young readers can learn all about the moon in this information-packed and interactive book. With multiple flaps on every page, as well as quizzes and seek-and-find activities, this highly engaging book asks and answers questions about the moon’s orbit around earth, space travel, moon landings, exploration of the moon’s surface, and much more!Key Features:•Flaps and activities combine with facts for interactive learning•Great introduction to moon and space for young children aged 4 to 6•Information is vetted by experts•Perfect family read-aloudIdeal for fans of The Ultimate Book of Space!
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A pop-up carousel book that unfolds to create a 3D spaceship, written and designed by rocket scientist Joalda Morancy.
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Have you ever wondered what’s really going on in space? Are you cosmos curious? Strap in and get ready to travel on a spectacular cosmic journey to discover 101 secrets about our unbelievable universe. Did you know outer space is only an hour’s drive away? Can heavy objects curve space and time?Is there a void in the universe? Would Saturn float in the bath? This illustrated work is bursting with cosmic facts, experiments and brainteasers that help uncover some of the universe’s best kept space secrets.
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The essential handbook for future astronauts, written by experts at the National Space Centre.
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Rabbit loves the sky at night. But what are the stars made of? Where do they go in the daytime? WHY are they? Bear knows that Castor will be able to answer these big questions with his Far-Looking Machine. But that just makes Rabbit feel tiny in a big world. Maybe his new friends in the Bog of Frogs will be able to see things from a different angle.
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Meet Merope – a small, shy star with a very big worry: she’s afraid she’ll never shine as brightly as the others. One night, Merope tumbles down from the sky and lands on a sheep’s woolly back. From there begins a magical journey across earth and sky, as Merope slowly discovers that her light has been inside her all along.
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Explore the stars and beyond in A Universe Full of Stories, an illustrated anthology of 50 tales inspired by the sky from around the world.
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From the Big Bang and Earth’s origin story to tectonic plates, volcanoes and more, The Book of Planet Earth teaches curious kids to look at the world in a whole new way.
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From the bestselling biography series Little People, BIG DREAMS, discover the life of Tim Peake, the iconic British astronaut.
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This picture book from award-winning artist Emma Carlisle invites young readers to explore the natural world at night, revealing the secret life of nocturnal animals. With gentle, lyrical text, the story takes children on a journey through a darkened wood, where a fox’s tail flickers and the white wings of a barn owl glide silently through the air. Above, the moon and stars illuminate the sky, and the world awakens in a quiet, magical rhythm while we sleep soundly in our beds.
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A beautiful introduction to our nearest cosmic companions and how they continue to shape life on Earth. Brilliant Sun, Luminous Moon brings together scientific facts, discoveries and myths and legends.
Cleverly designed, the book reads from both directions: one half for the Sun, one half for the Moon.
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