Dr Maggie''s Grand Tour of the Solar System

Name: Dr Maggie''s Grand Tour of the Solar System
Brand: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
SKU: 9781780555751
Price: 16.47 EUR
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By (author): Chelen Ecija Maggie Aderin-Pocock

This mind-blowing book invites readers to join BBC presenter and renowned space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE) on an epic journey through the Solar System visiting planets, moons, asteroids and satellites, and travelling to places where no human has been before.

Along the way, kids can discover how we could live on Mars, learn about the hunt for a mysterious super-Earth, have a snowball fight on Mercury, climb the tallest mountain in the Solar System and much, much more. From spotting solar flares on the Sun to exploring objects at the edge of the icy Oort Cloud, this fun, action-packed title leaves no question unanswered and no meteorite unturned.

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Dimensions: 189 x 246mm
Publication Date: 05 Sep 2019
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Age Group: Ages 9-11
ISBN13: 9781780555751

About Chelen EcijaMaggie Aderin-Pocock

Maggie Aderin-Pocock (Author) Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a general audience and demonstrating that you dont need a brain the size of a small planet to understand participate in and enjoy science. Maggie is committed to inspiring new generations of astronauts engineers and scientists through her 'Tours of the Universe'. She shares the wonders of space and has given these talks to over 60000 people across the globe. Her programme Do We Really Need the Moon? (BBC 2) which explored our intimate relationship with the moon showed just that. The programme earned Maggie the Talkback Thames new talent award at the prestigious Women in Film and TV Awards in December 2011. She went on to present a follow up Do We Really Need Satellites? (also BBC 2) and was one of the Scientists on Channel 4s Brave New World as well as regular stints on The One Show. She is currently presenting the new series of The Sky At Night on BBC 4 and Mini Stargazing for CBeebies. In 2009 Maggie was appointed an MBE for her services to science and education.Chelen Ecija (Author) Chelen is an illustrator and a lettering artist based in Madrid Spain. Painting and lettering are her passions and playing with letterpress type is her hobby. She is also addicted to travelling eating sunflower seeds and buying new books. She has worked for numerous publishers including Penguin Random House Scholastic and Hachette.