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24 Hours in Space
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Daily life on the International Space Station is shown in a lively comic strip.
Join an astronaut for a day as she goes on her first-ever spacewalk, and new crew members arrive. Find out how she trained for her mission and what it's like living and working in space. How do you eat and drink at zero gravity? How do space toilets work? What are space suits designed for?
24 Hours in Space offers a fascinating insight into the daily routines and challenges faced by astronauts, capturing the excitement and wonder of space exploration.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781474986335
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 28 April 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Laurent Kling
Audience: General / adult, Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 196.0mm
Height: 257.0mm
Weight: 470g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Rob studied Egyptology at university, but never thought he'd do much with it. Since joining Usborne in 2005, he's written loads of books about Ancient Egypt, and on topics ranging from space to the story of Islam. He is also the author of several award-winning historical adventure novels, and a hopeless cook Laurent Kling started his career as an illustrator in the 2000s. He works mainly for young people, where he is called upon to make historic or scientific subjects more fun, and his clients have included Bayard, Fleurus, Milan and Larousse Actes Sud. He has also had comic books published in Canada by Editions de la Pastèque.
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