Space: 500 Questions and Answers

Anne Rooney Jake McDonald Señor Sanchez

9781398814639

96 pages

Arcturus Publishing Limited

Hardback $14.99

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Overview

Discover mind-expanding ideas about the Sun, stars, and planets through statistics, incredible infographics and amazing full-color illustrations.

In this wonderful hardcover guide, young readers will find the answers to hundreds of cosmic questions about our Earth, space missions, comets, asteroids, galaxies and bizarre black holes. The question and answer format is a playful and accessible way for children learn facts that will intrigue, surprise, and ignite a lifelong interest in space science.

Discover:
• Which planets turn the wrong way?
• Why is stargazing like time travel?
• Was a planet really called "Easterbunny?"

Supporting STEM learning, it's the perfect way to take young readers' knowledge to the next level. Ideal for curious kids aged 8+.

Author Bio

Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who has written several bestselling books on history, philosophy and science. She was longlisted for the prestigious Aventis Science Prize in 2004, was shortlisted for the ALCS Educational Writers' Award in 2015 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award in 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages. She brings her knowledge of a wide range of subjects to a young audience with accuracy, humour and fun!