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This program features an introduction and epilogue read by the author. "In the grand tradition of Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson, we now have a new tour guide to the cosmos."―Charles Cockell, Professor of Astrobiology, University of Edinburgh "Absorbing, informative, and entertaining...

This special hardback edition comes with an audio CD of the story read by Chris Hadfield, plus bonus commentary and The Darkest Dark Song written and recorded by him too! Young Chris is an astronaut. A very busy astronaut. Saving the planet from aliens is much more important than taking baths or...

Kick-start your future genius! Tinker Toddlers is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction emerging STEM concepts to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Look up at the night sky. What do you see? From the award-winning Tinker Toddlers series, Solar System for Kids is a great way to introduce the eight planets in our solar system and beyond. With interplanetary travel a real possibility for the next generation, this space book will launch your little astronomer on an amazing space adventure - with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts.

Have you ever looked into the night sky and wished that you could walk on the Moon? Find about what it is like from the astronauts that were first to do it! Learn about how Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins traveled into space and created history in 1969, and what it was like to take those famous first steps that made “one giant leap for mankind."

Stars and Constellations: A Sky Full of Stories introduces young listeners to the wonders of the night sky. With easy-to-understand explanations, children will learn how to spot famous constellations such as Orion, Leo, Taurus, Cassiopeia, Scorpius, Pisces, and more.

Experience the greatest breakthroughs in science, with the DK Science Stories series. On 16th July 1969, three men sit at the top of a towering rocket. Strapped into their Command Module, the astronauts brace themselves as the engines roar into life, flames lick out from beneath the rocket, and...

Be an instant expert on the quantum universe and Bluff Your Way® in the subject with everyone you know. No science required, just a sense of humour. From 'gluons' to 'gravitons', and from 'certainty' to 'superstrings', here's all you need to know to sound all-knowing.

Under the Stars: Bedtime Astrophysics transports curious kids and inquisitive adults on an incredible journey through the night sky. Explore our solar system from the comfort of your cosy bedroom. Find out why the sky is blue. Fly around a black hole and peer inside! Learn why Jupiter has stripes. When astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith isn't looking skyward, she is answering the smart questions of school kids. Her engaging storytelling brings the night sky to life, giving amazing new perspectives to young explorers who are always asking, 'Why?'

In David Whitehouse's most ambitious book to date, he explores how human evolution has been intertwined with the workings of the cosmos from the very beginning, and what the far-distant future may hold, both for the universe and for ourselves. Given enough time, Whitehouse contends, we must communicate with intelligent aliens whose divergent perspective will transform our understanding of the universe. First contact may even come sooner than we think. 

This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is Nerdy Babies: Space. Nerdy Babies is a new series that will ignite curiosity in even the youngest listeners and encourage them to ask questions and explore the world around them. In Nerdy Babies: Space...

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Will we ever learn the truth about what actually landed at Roswell? From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous landmarks and...

Learn how the International Space Station has helped scientists from all over the world research outer space, natural disasters, the human body, and more since its construction in 1998! From the #1 New York Times bestselling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of...

Did you know the moon is a satellite? In fact, the moon is the Earth's only natural satellite. Children will learn about lunar phases, eclipses, lunar exploration and the moon's effect on the Earth.

Soar into the solar system to witness the first Favorite Planet Competition, emceed by none other than the former ninth planet, now known as dwarf planet Pluto. The listeners become the judges after the sun can't pick a favorite, and the meteors leave for a shower. Who will the lucky winning planet be? Could it be speedy-messenger Mercury, light-on-his-feet Saturn, or smoking-hot Venus? Listeners learn all about each planet as Pluto announces them with short, tongue-in-cheek facts.

We've pinpointed the destination, refined the technology, designed the habitat. Are we forgetting something? A timely reminder that it's not just rocket science, this book explores the all-too-human issues raised by the prospect of settling in outer space. Accordingly, her work highlights the complex ethical challenges that accompany any other-worldly venture—questions about the environment, labor rights, and medical ethics, among others.

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn how the Horsehead Nebula got its name and shape and what astronauts have to wear in space, along with other stories about outer space.

Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon is the focus of the fifteenth entry in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically...

Sonne, Mond und Sterne - mit Kokosnuss das Weltall entdecken! Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss, Matilda und Oskar planen einen weiteren Besuch im Weltraum, denn bei ihrer letzten Begegnung mit dem Außerirdischen Bobby von Zitterpappel sind einige Fragen unbeantwortet geblieben... Seit wann beobachten die Menschen die Sterne? Wer hat den "Mann im Mond” erfunden? Wann gab es die erste Rakete? Wie hieß der erste Astronaut? Wie lief die Mondlandung ab? Und seit wann gibt es die Internationale Raumstation ISS? Die schlauen Antworten gibt es für kleine Forscherinnen und Forscher.

A Whimsical Journey Through the Solar System is a captivating children's book that offers a delightful and educational tour of our solar system.

Imbarcati in un affascinante viaggio attraverso il cosmo con "Un Viaggio Attraverso le Meraviglie Delle Eclissi Solari", un libro illustrato per bambini che svela i misteri e le meraviglie di uno dei fenomeni più spettacolari della natura. Attraverso un linguaggio coinvolgente, facile da comprendere, e immagini vibranti, i bambini vengono introdotti ai concetti fondamentali delle eclissi solari, inclusi i ruoli del Sole, della Luna e della Terra nel creare questo evento celestiale.