It's December 17, 1903, and Wilbur and Orville Wright are about to do what man had dreamed of for centuries -- fly! They have worked for five years, studying, trying new ideas, and testing their inventions on a lonely spot of sandy beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Finally, after many setbacks and disappointments, they are ready to launch their engine-powered aeroplane -- and this time it works. With Orville in the pilot's seat and Wilbur running alongside holding on to the bottom of the wing, the Kitty Hawk Flyer is in the air. The flight lasts just 12 seconds, but it is the beginning of a new era of the amazing flying machines that now take us all over the world.

Learn about astronauts and what they need to do when they go into space. Using the world's largest known database of writing for and by children, our experts have defined 300 ambitious words to help children succeed at school. We've combined these with fully-decodable books that help you match your phonics teaching and practice, while inspiring and engaging your young readers. Specially developed to enhance children's vocabulary alongside their decoding skills, these books are perfect for sharing.

• If Earth is round, why don't people on the other side of the world fall off? (see page 26)
• Is Mars red because it's embarrassed? (see page 49)
• If black holes are invisible, how do we know they're there? (see page 86)

Using the popular style that has won millions of readers, best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis blasts off for the stars! With an entertaining question-and-answer format, amusing anecdotes, and fact-filled sidebars, he sets his sights on the mysteries of space.

Humorous illustrations, along with NASA photographs, add fun and excitement to this fascinating and comprehensive book. Davis takes you back to the time when the Babylonians first charted the stars -- over three thousand years ago! You'll uncover amazing facts about the planets and stars, read how people were once convinced that Earth was the center of the universe, and discover how the experience of moonwalking astronauts may someday lead us to become pioneers on other planets.

This book is the perfect companion to Don't Know Much About® The Universe -- and all the other books in the New York Times best-selling Don't Know Much About® series.

This title explores the advances engineers have made to prevent space disasters and to minimize their damage. Clear text, compelling images, and helpful sidebars and infographics make this book an accessible and engaging read.

Blast off into the history of space exploration through exciting visual infographics! Now middle graders can discover more about outer space and how human ingenuity allowed us to reveal its many mysteries. Using easy-to-understand and visually appealing infographics, this book explores our solar system with eye-catching spreads for each planet, timetables, and information on shooting stars, asteroids, black holes, and other phenomena. All the solid scientific data here comes from the NASA archives.

From the Big Bang to the present day, discover the wonders of our ever-changing planet as you fold out this brightly illustrated book. Then turn it over to find out how, through billions of years of volcanic eruptions, ice ages and mass extinctions, life on Earth has emerged.

Invite young readers to reach for the stars! In this engaging title, readers learn what stars are made of, the different kinds of stars, and basic facts about constellations. Accessible text and vivid photographs engage readers and support comprehension.

Space is full of amazing things! Let's meet some of them in this marvellous book. From comets and asteroids to stars, solar systems and rockets, learn all about the universe with POP-UPS on each page.

This title provides a basic overview of sun and how it shines. Easy-to-read text, labeled photos, and a photo glossary make this title perfect for beginning readers.

This fun first board book with neon-bright pictures shows it's never too early - or late! - to learn about big ideas, and build confidence in science. Just like your little one, Baby Robot is a brilliant scientist in the making. He wants to know how to fly to the Moon, so Rose-bot tells him about rocket science. Based on his firsthand experiences, Baby Robot has imaginative ideas for getting to space. Rose-bot explains why he can't climb there, or fly in a plane, helicopter, or balloon. She knows you need a rocket, and she tells Baby Robot all about how space rockets work. The first title in a series of STEM books for babies, Baby Robot Explains... Rocket Science is the perfect way to bring science to life for little ones. Humorous illustrations, with bright, popping neon colour, and a read-aloud, picture book story are combined with very simple scientific explanations - written with the help of science consultant Lisa Burke - to make the topic accessible

From space telescopes to rockets, satellites and rovers, explore the world of space machines! Get to grips with the mind-boggling advances that have been made in engineering and building spacecraft and machines. The Engineering Power series explores the most amazing machines from the past to present day. It pulls out key engineering details to inform and inspire the next generation of engineers. From cranes, submarines, tanks, and stealth jets, find out how machines have been built to lift heavy weights, be submerged in deep oceans, roll forward over rough terrain and zip quietly past in the sky overhead. Large illustrations combined with photo inserts and diagrams show machines operating in the real world. Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.

This little book describes the past, present and future of black holes through a funny and engaging story involving Grandpa Louie, his two grandchildren and two of their friends.During a beautiful sunny day on the beach, the children play, swim, enjoy their time, and ask a lot of questions to Grandpa Louie, a retired astronomy professor. Who better than him to tell all the secrets of black holes to a group of curious children? Who discovered them? What do 'black holes' mean? Are There different types of black holes? How does a black hole form? What is his fate? How did scientists manage to 'observe' these celestial bodies which, by definition, cannot be seen? At the end, we also bring up the subject of parallel universes, which could exist beyond the horizon of a black hole.This book is suitable for children from 6 to 12 years old.

Learn all about the Sun, our Solar System, the International Space Station, how to be an astronaut, the Space Race, and whole new worlds discovered by space-exploration probes in this exciting children's space travel book.

Packed with inspiring stories and facts about exploring space, astronauts, and the first Moon landing. DKfindout! Space Travel is ideal for school projects and for children who love to learn about adventures in space. From the first astronaut in space to the Apollo Moon landings, this book is packed with exciting facts about the astronauts who explored space, including Yuri Gagarin's first journey into space and Neil Armstrong's Moon landing.

This beautifully illustrated children's book is crammed with amazing facts that will delight young readers and is written by experts and checked by an educational consultant. Part of the award-winning DKfindout! series, this exciting book includes amazing photography and illustrations that help children understand the wonders of space travel.

Peppa and her famliy go to a museum. They learn about the moon! Can Peppa fly up to the moon?

Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Recommended for children aged 4+, the six levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework (Pre-A1 to A2) and include language activities that help develop key skills and provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) exams.

This Level 1 Reader is Pre-A1 in the CEFR framework and supports YLE Starters exams. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, using the present tense and some simple adjectives.

This title explores the advances engineers have made to prevent space disasters and to minimize their damage. Clear text, compelling images, and helpful sidebars and infographics make this book an accessible and engaging read.

Amazing answers to more than 200 awesome space questions! Do You Know About Space? takes the reader on a galactic journey to answer all the probing questions children ask about space. What is a shooting star? Why is Jupiter stripy? Is anyone else out there? Featuring the most amazing space pictures from NASA, as well as the latest space news, this is a book perfect for young space fans as well as children new to the subject. Do You Know About Space? covers the Solar System, stars, galaxies, space exploration, and much more! The book has clear and simple text, so information is easily accessible and utterly fascinating for children aged 6 to 8 years old. Featuring answers to more than 200 questions, Do You Know About Space? is the ideal book for kids who want to learn about the Universe.

Space is mind-boggling. Time is measured in billions of years, and distances in trillions of miles. Space Record Breakers takes all this wonder and packages it in digestible, factual form, focusing half on the natural wonders of space and half on the history (and future) of humankind's exploration. What's the biggest known planet? The hottest star? The most intrepid astronaut? The first woman in space? The biggest volcano in the solar system?

A funny and fascinating how-to guide for budding astronauts, providing a crash course on what it takes to travel into space. Answers all the big questions about space travel, from "How do rockets work?" and "What do astronauts do all day?" to "How do you go to the toilet on a spaceship?" Explores the technology that astronauts use, from space suits to Soyuz spacecraft, and scientific experiments on the International Space Station, and includes internet links to recommended websites to find out more. With a personal message by the British European Space Agency astronaut, Tim Peake, who spent six months on the International Space Station in 2016, and exclusive insights from the UK Space Agency and ESA who have provided expert advice on this book.

Open your eyes to a world of discovery with this amazing fact-packed book. From the Solar System to the Milky Way, from Mars to Mercury, from UFOs to the Space Shuttle, Space is an ideal first guide to the mysteries and wonders of our incredible universe. Written in an accessible and fun style, the informative text is perfectly complemented by visually stunning, large-sized, full-color photography. Perfect book to introduce children aged three and over to the fascinating world above us.

Explores plans for building a colony on Mars, focusing on its history, current developments, and potential for future discoveries. Clear text, vibrant photos, and helpful infographics make this book an accessible and engaging read. Plus, two "Scientist Bio" features highlight people who helped make this amazing technology possible.

This fascinating book offers young readers an up-close look at comets. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, a "That's Amazing!" special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Beacon level, aligned to reading levels of grades 2-3 and interest levels of grades 3-5.

This fascinating book offers young readers an up-close look at the sun. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, a "That's Amazing!" special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Beacon level, aligned to reading levels of grades 2-3 and interest levels of grades 3-5.

Lyla and her friends are off to camp on the moon! They're going moon walking, laser archery shooting and low gravity dancing! And Moonite kids at camp are just so stylish and cool. When they suggest sneaking out of camp to visit the city, Lyla and her friends can't resist, but then everything starts to go astronomically wrong . . .

Come on an adventure to find out about the night sky. You'll learn about the planets in the solar system, what shooting stars are and even visit the international space station. I'm Glad There Are is a series of brightly illustrated non-fiction titles exploring the things we are grateful for in the natural world around us. The books encourage children aged six plus to observe the natural world, and to appreciate and learn about ways to protect it. Each book includes simple activities to try. Titles in the series: Bees and Other Bugs Trees and Other Plants Clouds and Rain Stars and the Moon Oceans and Seas Humans and Other Animals