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A Journey Through Space

Written by Steve Parker & illustrated by John Haslam

Published by QEB Publishing

Prices as of Jan 22

Retail
$16.95
Bookshop
$14.41

used $2.25

Amazon

$6.46

Publication Date
Oct 20, 2015
Pages
48

What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

Take a journey from your doorstep into outer space! Zoom through the Solar System, discovering satellites, comets and asteroids along the way. Explore craters on Mars, moon-hop around Jupiter, and get a close-up view of Saturn’s amazing rings. Just don’t travel too close to the Sun! Packed with lively illustrations to reveal our amazing universe, this book is perfect for a parent and child to read together or to explore independently. Includes a dust jacket that doubles up as a poster.

What Kind of Book is A Journey Through Space

Topics

outer space explorers science technology aeronautics, astronautics and space science school and education science and nature astronomy

Genres

nonfiction

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Books About outer space

Books About explorers

Books About science

The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

Steve Parker

Steve Parker is an award-winning science author for children and adults. After gaining a degree in Zoology and working at the Natural History Museum, Steve moved into educational publishing and has now written more than 300 titles. He is a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London.

Illustrator

John Haslam

John Haslam is an experienced illustrator with a background in TV advertising. He’s worked on all sorts of illustration, from creating the Pritt Stick character, to working on comic books for Disney and Transformers.