Awards

• Short-listed for North Somerset Teachers' Book Award 2016
• Short-listed for Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2016
• Short-listed for School Library Association Information Book Award 2016

Overview

A funny and fascinating how-to guide for budding astronauts, providing a crash course on what it takes to travel into space. Answers all the big questions about space travel, from ""How do rockets work?"" and ""What do astronauts do all day?"" to ""How do you go to the toilet on a spaceship?"" Explores the technology that astronauts use, from space suits to Soyuz spacecraft, and scientific experiments on the International Space Station, and includes internet links to recommended websites to find out more. With a personal message by the British European Space Agency astronaut, Tim Peake, who spent six months on the International Space Station in 2016, and exclusive insights from the UK Space Agency and ESA who have provided expert advice on this book.

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9781409590743

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A fun, fact-packed and practical guide to launching your interstellar career! - Booktrust; A fascinating guide for budding astronauts. - The Guardian; Given that it costs about GBP300 million per ISS mission, we reckon GBP6.99 is a highly cost-effective way of learning how to train for, get to and live in space for kids - without actually going there - Mostly Books; This book should go to the top of any must-have list for young children interested in space travel - Lovereading4kids

Author Information

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.

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