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Stars & Planets

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Chart the wonders of the cosmos and the night sky. Packed with 3-D artworks of constellations, moons, asteroids, comets and all the wonders of our universe, this awe-inspiring guide features the most fascinating objects known to astronomy, from glittering star-birth nebulae to supermassive black holes.

480 pages, Hardcover

First published December 12, 1981

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D.K. Publishing

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Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

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Really informative with some awesome graphics. Not as dry as a text book, but still serious about the subject matter. Would highly recommend.
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July 10, 2017
A nice activity book for kids from a McDonald's Happy Meal.
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