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Space

By Miranda Smith
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Space: The Definitive Visual Catalog by Miranda Smith offers a stunning visual journey through our solar system and far beyond. Featuring detailed colour photographs from NASA and the International Space Station, this book presents amazing facts and key information about planets, stars, and newly discovered galaxies. It serves as a comprehensive guide to the universe for curious minds.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in astronomy and space exploration, including students, educators, and anyone fascinated by the cosmos. It is accessible to a wide audience eager to learn about the universe with striking imagery.

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Full of amazing facts and key information about the planets and stars in our solar system as well as recently discovered galaxies, this guide contains incredibly detailed color photographs from NASA and the International Space Station. Full color.

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Only a small percentage of people will visit space in their lifetime, but now you don't have to be an astronaut to see our universe in stunning detail!

In Space: The Definitive Visual Catalog, you will be transported to our solar system and galaxies far beyond with the help of incredibly detailed colour photographs from NASA and the International Space Station.

Full of amazing facts and key information about the planets and stars in our solar system, as well as recently discovered galaxies, Space is the only book you'll need to learn everything there is to know about the astounding world beyond our planet.

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781338291964

Publisher: Scholastic US

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 October 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Scholastic US

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 250g

Pages: 208

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Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Miranda Smith Non-Fiction Scholastic

About the Author

Miranda Smith is an experienced editor who has written many books for both children and adults on subjects ranging from sharks and the human body to ancient Egypt and courgettes. Having raised three children in east London, she still lives in the family home with her husband and two cats.
Sean Callery is a teacher and an author of fiction and nonfiction for kids.

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