The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Space

by Martin Redfern

Embark on an exciting and educational tour of the cosmos in this information-packed guide -- from the first few seconds after the Big Bang to the remote-controlled Pathfinder expedition to Mars and beyond. The journey begins with an introduction to space exploration and humanity's relationship with the stars, from the astronomers of the ancient world, to the day-to-day work of orbiting satellites. Next is a tour of our own solar system, the Milky Way, and Galaxy: atmospheric planetscapes reveal the frozen methane seas of Pluto, while the carefully timed trajectory of the Voyager Probe provide stunning pictures from Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Full color photographs and computer-generated illustrations are carefully balanced with a succinct, informative text to provide curious young astronomers with a far-ranging understanding of the Universe. This cutting-edge guide is a visual and educational treat for children ready to seek the outer limits of their imaginations. Also includes a highly accessible factfile and glossary.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

95 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 1998

Reviews

[Joshua Macici · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Judith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adults, read children's books. Whenever I want to learn something complicated I run to the kid's section of the library. My grandson is 4 and curious and so am I, especially about science, only science was left back in the seventh grade. This book contains space, solar system, stars, out in space, back in time and cosmic questions.
Oh, yes I am going out and getting E.T., every kid young and 62 needs to watch that over and over again. Then I'm reading science bios.
Now I'm just dreaming of living in space and that's why this book gets 4 stars and no black holes.

[Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was FULL of great information. I learned a lot from this book like information about the planets I've never even heard of, information about other galaxies, and questions that don't have answers to them. This book tells you a lot and I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the solar system just outside our atmosphere.