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Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook

By Louie Stowell
Series: Handbooks
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Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook is an engaging children's guide that provides an insightful look into the world of astronauts. The book offers curious young readers an entertaining and factual glimpse into how astronauts train, work, and live in space. Through easy-to-understand text and vibrant illustrations, it demystifies the challenges and wonders of space exploration, making the idea of becoming an astronaut both inspiring and accessible.
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This book may appeal to you if you have a curious young mind that's fascinated by space and dreams of becoming an astronaut. It offers engaging insights and interactive illustrations, making the adventurous journey through space both educational and entertaining for children. Perfect for those who love exploring the stars and imagining life among the galaxies!

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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 and the European Space Agency.

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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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Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook by Louie Stowell is praised as a captivating and informative guide for young aspiring astronauts. It combines humour with detailed insights, providing both entertainment and education through amusing illustrations and witty remarks. Reviews highlight its ability to inspire and engage children, making it both a delightful and enlightening read.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409590743

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Roger Simo

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 210g

Pages: 128

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Louie Stowell Series: Handbooks

About the Author

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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