Exploring Space by Martin Jenkins

Exploring Space by Martin Jenkins

A fascinating account of space exploration with lavish cross-section illustrations by Stephen Biesty, covering early astronomy, rockets, the Space Race and the future of space-travel.

“[.] an engaging narrative style that makes reading easy and enjoyable […] An excellent book to inspire an interest in space exploration.” * Parents in Touch *
This well constructed and engaging book is a delight from cover to cover. * Magpies Magazine *

Martin Jenkins is the author of many groundbreaking Walker non-fiction titles, including Can We Save the Tiger? (overall winner of the SLA Information Book Award), The Emperor’s Egg (winner of The Times Junior Information Book Award) and The Story of Money. His adaptation of Jonathan Swift's classic adventure story Gulliver’s Travels won the Kate Greenaway Medal. Martin lives in Cambridge.

Stephen Biesty is the illustrator of the best-selling cross-section titles published by Dorling Kindersley. His first book, Incredible Cross-sections (with text by Richard Platt), has sold over a million copies and been published in 16 countries; his other books include The Story of Buildings, Great Explorers, Incredible Explosions and Rome: In Spectacular Cross-section. He has won many prestigious awards for his work, including the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award and the UKLA Children's Book Award. Stephen lives in Somerset.

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ISBN 13	9781406360080
ISBN 10	1406360082
Title	Exploring Space
Author	Martin Jenkins
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Walker Books Ltd
Year published	2017-03-01
Number of pages	64
Prizes	Short-listed for Young People’s Book Prize 2018 (UK)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.