Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook

Louie Stowell

Age: 9+

RRP  £7.99

Series: Handbooks

Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook

By: Louie Stowell

Illustrated by Roger Simo

Series : Handbooks

Age 9+

RRP  £7.99

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A funny and fascinating how-to guide for budding astronauts, providing a crash course on what it takes to travel into space. Answers all the big questions about space travel, from "How do rockets work?" and "What do astronauts do all day?" to "How do you go to the toilet on a spaceship?" Explores the technology that astronauts use, from space suits to Soyuz spacecraft, and scientific experiments on the International Space Station, and includes internet links to recommended websites to find out more. With a personal message by the British European Space Agency astronaut, Tim Peake, who spent six months on the International Space Station in 2016, and exclusive insights from the UK Space Agency and ESA who have provided expert advice on this book.
Extent:
128 pages
Dimensions:
201 x 135mm
Paperback ISBN:
9781409590743
Key Stage:
KS2, KS3
Publication Date:
June 2015
Work Reference:
03592
Louie Stowell
Louie Stowell has written dozens of non-fiction and stories for Usborne, on everything from space science and coding to the human body and politics. After working as an author/editor for Usborne, she went on to be an Editorial Director at Ladybird, Penguin Random House. She is author of the bestselling Loki novels.

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Shortlisted

School Library Association Information Book Award 2016

Shortlisted

North Somerset Teachers' Book Award 2016

Shortlisted

Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2016

A fascinating guide for budding astronauts.

The Guardian

A fun, fact-packed and practical guide to launching your interstellar career!

BookTrust

A great non-fiction book, full of information for all space lovers. The children found it fun to read as well as educational due to the illustrations and funny comments. It would certainly appeal and inspire children.

Practical Preschool and Primary Teacher

A superb book all about how to become an astronaut... There's a lot of humour in it, and it's full of those little details that just make a book special.

Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2016

An engaging read which will reward repeated reading and enkindle awe for man's greatest achievement, reaching for the stars.

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