Are you a super-massive space fan? Great! Let’s go on an adventure through the Solar System and BEYOND! Would you like to know where to find rubber-duck shaped space rocks, ice-spewing volcanoes and raindrops the size of mini marshmallows? Maybe you want to find out how many giant squids you would need to form a conga line long enough to reach the Moon? You’ll find the answers to these questions and plenty more in this brilliant guide to the Solar System, brought to you by the world-famous Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Prepare to have your brain boggled by the amazing world of space science and astronomy!

Ted took a big deep breath then fired up the engines. The rocket's boosters rumbled into action like a hungry bear belly. "No adventure can start without a countdown!" shouted Ted over the roar of the engines. 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . BEAR BLAST OFF! In this richly illustrated book, astronomer Elizabeth Avery takes children and their parents on an educational and exciting journey through space. In these captivating pages, a bear named Ted takes off for a trip through the solar system with his best friend--a flower named, aptly, Fleur. The pair explore our moon, and from there they head out to places no being from Earth has yet visited: our neighboring planets Mars and Venus, more distant locales like Jupiter and Saturn, and even the source of all Earth's energy, the Sun. At each stop, the pair learns basic scientific facts that are presented at a level that early readers can grasp. The result is a winning adventure, a trip that is simultaneously instructive and entertaining, an interplanetary romp that will inspire kids to follow their scientific dreams.