24 Hours in Space

By: Rob Lloyd Jones

Illustrated by Laurent Kling

Series : 24 Hours In...

Age 7+

US$9.99

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?

Details

Extent:: 64 pages
Dimensions:: 7.7 x 10.1in
Hardback ISBN:: 9781805071471
Lexile:: 640L
Publication Date:: January 2024
Work Reference:: 05981

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.

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Illustrator

Laurent Kling

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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Awards

Winner

The Week Junior Book Awards 2023

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