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The Book of Blast Off! - 15 Real-Life Space Missions | Paperback | Children's Book on Space & Aeronautics
The Book of Blast Off! - 15 Real-Life Space Missions | Paperback | Children's Book on Space & Aeronautics
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This read aloud romp through space introduces budding astronauts to the 15 most iconic missions of all time.
We look out of our window at the dark and twinkling sky.
It's full of stars and planets and there's comets whooshing by.
We want to go and see them, there's so much to explore.
So let's count down and blast off - then we can find out more!
Journey through space with 15 of the most iconic missions of all time, including the moon landing, Voyager 1's journey into interstellar space and Perseverance's exploration of Mars.
“A peppy, rhyming jaunt through space ” — Booklist
Reading age: 4 years or older
Ideal For: Perfect for 4-8 year old launch crews, and 15 real missions counted down in read-aloud rhyme.
Details: Paperback | 40 pages | 24.0 × 28.0 × 0.5 cm
About the Creators: Timothy Knapman is both writer and playwright and was cast adrift on a boat made of books when he was very small, but made his way to Surrey where he now lives. He is the author of Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates and Mungo and the Dinosaur Island as well as the smash hit Dinosaurs in the Supermarket. Nik Henderson is an illustrator and visual development artist, and has worked with several clients such as Pixar, Abrams, Redstar 3D, and Harper Collins. He grew up in Missouri, and studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art & Design. Besides illustrating, he enjoys collecting/researching aviation history, writing, and building scale models.
Publication details
- Published
- 2024
- Publisher
- Magic Cat Publishing
