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 satellites. 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 book introduces readers to the world's fastest rockets, highlighting record-setting rockets from the past, as well as the technology and innovations that helped them achieve those speeds. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low reading levels (grades 2-3) but are designed for older students, with interest levels of grades 3-7.

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.

Explore a whole new world!

Could Mars be a future home for humans? Were there ever aliens on the red planet? How does Mars compare to our own planet? Discover the answer to these questions, and much more, with The Story of Mars.

Over the coming years, Mars is set to be at the centre of space exploration. With many manned and unmanned missions planned over the next ten years, our distant neighbour now seems closer than ever.

The Story of Mars takes a fascinating look at the history, geography, astronomy and science of the red planet. Natural wonders and extreme phenomena, such as the solar system's tallest mountain, its smallest moon, dust devils and supervolcanoes are all explored, as well as the possiblility of life. Beyond this, the book looks at the cultural and historical impact of Mars, as well as its potential as a home for humans.

Using photos from NASA's stunning archive, this book is the must-have guide to Mars for all children fascinated by space aged 9+.

Imagine looking into the farthest reaches of the Universe!

But to really do that you'll need to apply a fair bit of science.

This book has twelve scientific investigations to help you understand why spinning and orbiting matter, how to find an alien world and why the Sun is such an important star. Discover what happens to light in a spectroscope and build your own telescope - and lots, lots more!

Space Science is the ultimate series for the astronomers and astronauts of the future. It delves into loads of intriguing 'how', 'what', and 'why' facts about the night sky. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow and use readily available materials that won't break the bank! Authored by Mark Thompson - a brilliant astronomer and television and radio presenter - who brings a fresh approach to the exploration and understanding of the Solar System ... and beyond!

This book is part of the Space Science series, which covers key areas of the science curriculum, such as forces, materials and matter, light, rocks, chemical reactions, recycling and waste, magnets, solar power, gravity, distance, maps and constellations.

For readers aged 9+.

Welcome to the infographic guide to the most exciting place outside Earth: SPACE! Discover the mind-boggling facts, figures and amazing explorations in eye-popping infographics. Think you know everything there is to know about space? Think again! This fact-packed bumper book is filled with everything you ever wanted to know about space ... and more! Take a spin around the planets, dive into the core of the Sun, visit the International Space Station, zoom around the solar system with a comet, travel to distant galaxies, marvel at the many moons and meet Armstrong, Galileo, Copernicus, Einstein, Gagarin and a load of other famous space-faces Using vivid colours, graphic visuals and bold designs, this guide brings space to life on the page with a modern and engaging approach to information. Readers will get hours of enjoyment dipping into the vast number of facts and stats in this awesome book. For children aged 9+, this book is ideal for children studying space and science topics at key stage 2 and would make a brilliant gift for space-crazy kids!

A bright, lively introduction to space with simple text, amazing photographs and detailed illustrations. Provides simple explanations to questions such as "What are stars made of?" "Why does the Moon shine?" and "What do space toilets look like?" Includes free downloadable pictures and internet links to carefully selected fun websites.

Blast off to outer space with this colourful collection of picture, word and number puzzles. Entertaining activities include cracking an alien code, finding routes through galaxy mazes, spot the difference and lots more. All the answers are at the back of the book.

What happens in outer space when a star explodes, a spacewalk goes wrong or a meteor falls towards planet Earth? Actions in outer space can be jaw-dropping - and sometimes deadly!

Cause, Effect and Chaos! explores the relationship between things, their actions and reactions, and what happens when processes don't go according to plan. From the unfortunate to the truly catastrophic, discover how things work in the world and beyond.

Each spread follows a narrative chain with fun illustrations and arrows leading the reader through a different action, process or phenomenon.

This highly visual approach, with simple text, makes it the perfect series for imparting STEM and geography concepts. Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.

Gives readers a close-up look at the history and importance of Kennedy Space Center. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, a labeled map, and a "That's Amazing!" special feature, this book provides an engaging overview of this amazing landmark.