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Blast Off!

Name: Blast Off!
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241733127
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Look Inside Spectacular Spacecraft

By Ben Elcomb

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Take a journey through outer space to discover how spacecraft changed the world and how they might even shape our future. From early rockets to distant space probes, learn what it takes to blast off from Earth and even live in space. With incredible cross-sections, discover... Read More

Format: Hardback

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Take a journey through outer space to discover how spacecraft changed the world and how they might even shape our future.

From early rockets to distant space probes, learn what it takes to blast off from Earth and even live in space. With incredible cross-sections, discover what happens to a spacecraft during take-off, what life is like inside the International Space Station, and what future missions to the Moon will look like.

Oversized pages, with incredibly detailed cross-sections and cutaways, showcase magnificent spacecraft and rockets up-close and in detail, revealing their inner workings. A wide variety of spacecraft, including satellites, space stations, and space telescopes, are featured with fun details to spot in each cross-section. Children will pore over the densely illustrated cross-sections for hours on end!

Spacecraft shown as cross-sections include the International Space Station, the Ariane 6 rocket, the Skylab Space Station, the Lunar Gateway, the Rosetta probe, Cassini-Huygens, Venus Express, Herschel Space Laboratory, The James Webb Space Telescope, and more.

Blast Off! by Ben Elcomb offers an engaging look into the fascinating world of space exploration.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241733127

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Contributors:

Illustrated by Romolo d'Hipolito

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 255.0mm

Height: 307.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 80

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Ben Elcomb Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Penguin Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Science & Nature Young Adult

About the Author

Ben Elcomb is a former TV producer and scriptwriter who writes non-fiction and fiction. He loves to make science and natural history accessible to a young audience. R molo D'Hip lito is an artist and illustrator from Foz do Igua u, Brazil. His work has been recognized and awarded by Folha de S. Paulo, Anima Mundi Festival, Society for News Design (NY), H (Spain), Ibero-America Ilustra (Mexico) and Anima Latina Festival (Argentina). In 2019, he received a special mention in the Golden Pinwheel Competition (Shanghai) and one of his works became part of the collection of the Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR). In 2021, he illustrated as co-author the book Amazon River by Flying Eye Books, being published in more than 10 languages around the world and being part of the shortlist for the World Illustration Awards 2022 in London.