Lots of Things to Know About Space

Laura Cowan, Alyssa Gonzalez

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Usborne
30 November 2022

Children's & Educational; Space (Children's&YA)

Series: Lots of Things to Know

A collection of amazing random access facts exploring the marvels of outer space.

You'll never guess how many stars there are in the universe, who the first astronauts were, or why sunsets are blue on Mars! Discover the answers to these and all sorts of weird and wonderful facts about what lies beyond Planet Earth, as you take this exciting journey into outer space.

By: Laura Cowan
Illustrated by: Alyssa Gonzalez
Imprint: Usborne
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 257mm, Width: 192mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781474997263
ISBN 10: 1474997260
Series: Lots of Things to Know
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 30 November 2022
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 The Sun is a star 2 If aliens sent us a postcard... 3 Numbering the stars 4 How stars glow 5 Not all astronauts were HUMAN... 6 How rain falls on other planets 7 There's a snowman in space 8 Dirty snowballs with long tails 9 Snowball fireworks 10 A story of looking and learning 11 When is a planet not a planet? 12 Going up! 13 It's oh so quiet up here... 14 Everyday life in outer space 15 How to use a space toilet 16 From another star system far, far away... 17 Don't take a spaceship to Jupiter 18 The planets that are mushy on the inside 19 Baby stars make baby planets... 20 ...and baby stars eat baby planets 21 Who did it first? 22 What a MESS! 23 Swerve! 24 How many people does it take to land on the Moon? 25 Keeping space germ-free 26 The universe awards 27 The Sun's light is a wavy rainbow 28 Sunsets on Mars 29 There's a travel network in our solar system... 30 Planet hunters 31 Ocean worlds 32 The secret behind a moon's wobble 33 Robot space adventurers 34 How to garden on the Moon 35 Measuring the universe 36 Light-distant chatting 37 Moon trees 38 Colds are even worse in space 39 Set sail for the stars! 40 Our galaxy is bubbly 41 Telescope time machine 42 When a star stops shining... 43 When a star becomes a hole... 44 Space words 45 Index

Laura studied literature twice at university, so she's read a lot of books (always helpful when writing them). Before joining Usborne, she taught English in Barcelona, Dublin and Cambridge. She now lives in East London, where she regrets the lack of sun and sea.