Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook by Louie Stowell
Discover how you become an astronaut, the training you must undertake, how you travel into space and what you do when you're up there. With a foreword from ESA astronaut Tim Peake, the first British astronaut to embark on a mission to the International Space Station. Published in association with the UK Space Agency.
A fascinating guide for budding astronauts* The Guardian *
A fun, fact-packed and practical guide to launching your interstellar career! * BookTrust *
A great non-fiction book, full of information for all space lovers. The children found it fun to read as well as educational due to the illustrations and funny comments. It would certainly appeal and inspire children. * Practical Preschool and Primary Teacher *
A superb book all about how to become an astronaut... There’s a lot of humour in it, and it’s full of those little details that just make a book special. * Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2016 *
An engaging read which will reward repeated reading and enkindle awe for man's greatest achievement, reaching for the stars. * Carousel *
A fun, fact-packed and practical guide to launching your interstellar career! * BookTrust *
A great non-fiction book, full of information for all space lovers. The children found it fun to read as well as educational due to the illustrations and funny comments. It would certainly appeal and inspire children. * Practical Preschool and Primary Teacher *
A superb book all about how to become an astronaut... There’s a lot of humour in it, and it’s full of those little details that just make a book special. * Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2016 *
An engaging read which will reward repeated reading and enkindle awe for man's greatest achievement, reaching for the stars. * Carousel *
Louie Stowell has written dozens of non-fiction and story titles for Usborne, on everything from space science and coding to the human body and, now, politics. She is now Editorial Director at Ladybird, Penguin Random House and is currently working on four children's fantasy novels.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781409590743 |
| ISBN 10 | 1409590747 |
| Title | Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook |
| Author | Louie Stowell |
| Series | Handbooks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Usborne Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for School Library Association Information Book Award 2016, Short-listed for North Somerset Teachers' Book Award 2016, Short-listed for Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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