A Short, Illustrated History of… Space Exploration
$48.04
- Hardcover
48 pages
- Release Date
26 January 2021
Summary
If your kids are fed up with learning the names of kings and queens or dates of battles, then this is the history book for them. This book only contains some of the most brilliant bits about space in history. No rubbish diagrams or grainy photos - just really cool facts, intriguing people and of course the most awe-inspiring moments - all beautifully illustrated.
It includes, early discoveries of moons and planets, the first rockets, probes sent to planets both near and far, the Space…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781445169118 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1445169118 |
| Author: | Rita Petruccioli, Dr. Mike Goldsmith |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Franklin Watts Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 26 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 256mm x 196mm x 12mm |
| Series: | A Short, Illustrated History of... |
About The Author
Rita Petruccioli
Mike Goldsmith (Author)
Dr. Mike Goldsmith is a physicist by training, currently a programme co-ordinator at the National Physical Laboratory. He has published numerous academic papers on subjects including astronomy and clocks. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS).
Rita Petruccioli (Illustrator)
Rita Petruccioli was born in Rome in 1982. She attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome and ENSAD in Paris. Her works have been exhibited in Italy, France, Germany and South Korea. She works as an illustrator and comic book artist for different projects including advertising, magazines, textile design and children books. She has collaborated with different publishers such as Mondadori, Bao Publishing, Einaudi, Ladybird, Timbuktu Lab, Auzou, ELI, Lavieri, La Nuova Frontiera Junior, Il Castoro and Laterza. When she is not drawing she is engaged in workshops on gender stereotypes in comics.
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