Space Travel Guides offer a unique look at our Solar System and beyond for older children. Adopting a 'travel guide' format, this original series takes the reader on a fascinating fact-packed voyage, offering insights and points of interest along they way. Stunning full-colour photographs and quirky cartoons ensure that no detail is omitted as the trip progresses - from planetary features to star magnitudes and from space toilets to driving on the Moon.

 

This book is part of a book series called Space Travel Guides .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Giles Sparrow is an author specializing in astronomy and physics. He's written about everything from space technology to the history of science.

This book has the following chapters: Twinkle, twinkle The Sun Flares and spots The Sun's structure The birth of a star Young stars Red giants Planetary nebulae Strange stars Supernovae Neutron stars and black holes Our galaxy Other galaxies Glossary Resources Index