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100 Things to Know about Space

Name: 100 Things to Know about Space
Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
ISBN: 9781409593928

By Alex Frith, Alice James and others

Could you escape a black hole? Blast off through 100 astonishing cosmic mysteries to find out.

informative engaging visually appealing educational

Pageticker community rating

Average score: 5

From 6 readers

What do our readers think of 100 Things to Know about Space? (Generated from the text of reviews of the book)

Children enjoy the colourful pictures, short sections and surprising facts, and many find the book easy to dip into again and again. Some children especially like discovering unusual details about astronauts, planets and space travel.

What does the Pageticker team say about 100 Things to Know about Space?

100 Things to Know about Space is a brilliantly busy launchpad for curious young astronomers, packed with surprising facts and colourful infographics. The bite sized format suits dipping in and out, whilst the glossary, index and links help keen readers take their explorations further. A few ideas may need explaining, but that is part of the fun.

Genres

Nature Non-fiction

What is 100 Things to Know about Space about?

Embark on an exciting journey through space with this captivating book, uncovering 100 intriguing facts about the cosmos. Discover how to escape a black hole, understand why astronauts train in wilderness survival, and explore many more fascinating topics. Featuring vibrant, infographic style illustrations, detailed facts on every page, a glossary, an index, and internet links to specially selected websites for further exploration.

About the author

Alex Frith is a talented British author who writes fun and fascinating books for children. He is well known for his work with Usborne Publishing, including the popular 'See Inside' series and 'The Usborne Children's Encyclopedia'. Alex loves making tricky topics easy to understand and hopes his stories inspire children to explore and learn more about the world.

Discussion ideas around 100 Things to Know about Space

A life in space: Which part of an astronaut’s training sounds most useful or surprising, and why?

Black-hole bravery: Why do you think black holes capture people’s imaginations so strongly?

Big numbers: Which fact about the size or distance of things in space is hardest to imagine, and how could you explain it to someone else?

Exploring the unknown: If you could investigate one unanswered question about space, what would you choose and what might you discover?

Pages

127 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2016

First published

2016

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