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What Do Astronauts Do?

By Victoria Williams and Rob Lloyd Jones
Series: Jobs People Do
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Everything you need to know about astronauts and the teams behind them, and the extraordinary jobs they do. Explore different careers as you blast off into space with a crew of astronauts. Find out about their incredible jobs and the work of the huge teams who... Read More
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Everything you need to know about astronauts and the teams behind them, and the extraordinary jobs they do.
Explore different careers as you blast off into space with a crew of astronauts. Find out about their incredible jobs and the work of the huge teams who support them, from medics to technicians. Discover how astronauts are chosen and trained for space missions, what it's like in space, and what they do once they return to Earth - as well as the work of Mission Control and those on the ground. With missions planned to the Moon, Mars and beyond, this is a timely and fascinating read.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474969017

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Geraldine Sy
  • Illustrated by Adam Allsuch Boardman
  • Illustrated by Geraldine Sy

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 80

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Rob Lloyd Jones Series: Jobs People Do Victoria Williams

About the Author

Rob studied Egyptology at university, but never thought he'd do much with it. Since joining Usborne in 2005, he's written loads of books about Ancient Egypt, and on topics ranging from space to the story of Islam. He is also the author of several award-winning historical adventure novels, and a hopeless cook

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