An Earthling's Guide to Outer Space
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Black Holes, Dwarf Planets, Aliens, and More
$28.20
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2026
Summary
Beloved science commentator Bob McDonald takes us on a tour of our galaxy, unraveling the mysteries of the universe and helping us navigate our place among the stars.
How big is our galaxy? Is there life on those distant planets? Are we really made of star dust? And where do stars even come from?
In An Earthling’s Guide to Outer Space, we finally have the answers to all those questions and more. With clarity, wisdom, and a great deal of enthusiasm, Mc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668276730 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668276739 |
| Author: | Bob McDonald |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 105mm x 191mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Bob McDonald
Bob McDonald has been the host of CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks since 1992. He is a regular science commentator on CBC News Network and science correspondent for CBC TV’s The National.
He has been honored with:
- The 2001 Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- The 2002 Sandford Fleming Medal from The Royal Canadian Institute
- The 2005 McNeil Medal for the Public Awareness of Science from the Royal Society of Canada
In November 2011, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2014, an asteroid designated 2006XN67 was officially named BOBMCDONALD in his honor.
Bob lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
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