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100 Things to Know About Space

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100 Things to Know About Space

A fun and informative book packed with 100 fascinating things to know about space, from how to escape a black hole to why astronauts learn wilderness survival skills. With bright, infographic-style illustrations, detailed facts on every page, a glossary and index, and internet links to specially selected websites for more information.

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A fun and informative book packed with 100 fascinating things to know about space, from how to escape a black hole to why astronauts learn wilderness survival skills.

With bright, infographic-style illustrations, detailed facts on every page, a glossary and index, and internet links to specially selected websites for more information.

100 Things to Know About Space is an engaging read for anyone curious about the universe and beyond.

Series: 100 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409593928

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Shaw Nielsen
  • Illustrated by Federico Mariani

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 510g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Alex Frith (Author)
Alex Frith has been writing Usborne books since 2005. His diverse output covers such titles as 'See inside Your Head', 'Stories of Thor' and 'Politics for Beginners'. He has spoken at multiple festivals about his book '100 Things to Know About Space'. Alex can be found in London.

Jerome Martin (Author)
Jerome Martin has written children's books about science, history, Shakespeare and food. Before joining Usborne in 2014, he spent a decade studying literature at Harvard, Cambridge and the University of Iowa, and several years behaving responsibly in a copywriting office. Now, he spends his working hours researching delightful and amazing facts, his evening hours parenting two children, and the minutes in-between writing poetry.

Alice James (Author)
Alice James joined Usborne after working in primary schools for a while. She absolutely loves science, and over the years has lived with chimps, spent a month in the rainforest, studied Biology at Oxford University, and grown 200 carnivorous plants (not necessarily in that order). Whilst at Usborne Alice has worked on books on all kinds of science topics, from space to energy to the periodic table.

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