Description
Blast off into the cosmos with the latest title in the popular ‘How Things Work’ series which includes How Cities Work, How Airports Work, How Trains Work and How Ships Work – books that reveal the inner workings of familiar places and vehicles.
Featuring fantastic illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock, this title explores the ultimate vehicles: spaceships – how they do what they do, what they’re used for and their development through history. Spreads will look at how rockets blast off into space, how people were sent to the Moon and back, how space centres prepare spaceships and astronauts for amazing adventures across the cosmos. It will also look at all different types of spacecraft: space stations and satellites orbiting Earth, rovers trundling over the surface of Mars, and probes travelling at thousands of miles per second through the outer reaches of the Solar System on incredible journeys of discovery.
Full-page gatefolds and flaps explore spaceships both big and small, inside and out. It’s going to be out of this world!
Contents:
- Leaving Earth: The history of spaceflight
- Satellites
- Rockets
- Manned Spaceflights
- Space Probes
- Landers
- Moon Missions
- Rovers
- Space Centres
- Space Telescopes
- Space Stations
- Spaceships of the Future
About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids – an imprint of the world’s leading travel authority Lonely Planet – published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!
Jerilyn –
Hours of Enjoyment for Young Rocket Enthusiasts
We had the train version of this book when my son was obsessed with trains, so when he showed an interest in rockets and spacecraft I immediately ordered this book.That was 2 months ago. My 6 year old regularly turns to this book as a “reference” when he wants to learn more about a space craft. Sometimes we read together, sometimes he flips through on his own. He uses it everyday as a reference guide for drawing his own rockets, as well as learning about the parts to design his own lego space craft. He’s learned so much, and I feel like there is always something new for him to discover every time we open this book.It’s not light reading. It’s not dumbed down. Not a single fact is skimmed over. It might be a little advanced for the casual young rocket fan or for a child with a new interest in space.But if you have a child highly focused on rockets and who lives diagrams and hard facts, this book is AMAZING. So far every book in this series that we have bought has been perfect for our science obsessed future engineer.
Legal Eagle☑️ –
Excellent book!
This is a great book on space 🌌🚀 Beautiful illustration with flips. Must have for kids between 6-12 years of age.
Theodore kyprios –
That was the right one.
Nothing,it was ok.
ProfJohn –
Beautiful book, great price
It is an older kids’ discussion of space exploration and travel. Not for pre-3d grade, though. Somewhat detailed . Beautifully illustrated. Lots of fun to read to and with your kids and grandkids.