Description
Book SynopsisAn ideal book for children with lots of questions about the Solar System and the Universe such as 'What are stars made of?' 'Why does the moon shine?' and 'What do astronauts wear? This charming encyclopedia is full of simple, easy-to-read text and lively, detailed illustrations, introducing young readers to the basic concepts of space.
Table of Contents1 Amazing space
2 The moving sky
3 Telescopes
4 Radio telescopes
5 Trips into space
6 Astronaut training
7 A walk in space
8 Living in space
9 Dangers and disasters
10 Satellites and space probes
11 Into the future
12 Is anyone out there?
13 What's in our Solar Sustem?
14 The Moon
15 The Sun
16 Mercury and Venus
17 Mars
18 Jupiter and Saturn
19 Uranus and Neptune
20 Pluto and beyond
21 Bits and pieces
22 The Universe
23 Distant suns
24 A star's life
25 Galaxies
26 Weird and wonderful
27 Looking at the night sky
28 Binoculars and telescopes
29 Space words
30 Index
31 Websites
