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On the Moon Ref: B074605211
Picture Book
Author: Anna Milbourne
Published: 2004
Pages: 22
Hardback
ISBN: 074605211
Brand new picture-information book - Enchanting tale of a girl imagining a trip to outer space - Illustrations and photographs featuring real images of the Moon
A beautifully illustrated picture book that takes young children on a luminous journey to the Moon. The simple story and evocative illustrations and photographs let young children glimpse what it would be like to fly into outer space, walk on the Moon, and look back at Earth from a very long way away.
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Black Holes and Uncle Albert Ref: B0571226140
Author: Russell Stannard
Published: 1998
Pages: 160
Paperback
ISBN: 0571226140
Uncle Albert and his intrepid niece Gedanken make some astonishing discoveries when they set out on their next mission: to investigate the universe . . .
Discover black holes that swallow up everything, tape measures that shrink when you take them downstairs, speeded-up time, and how it is that you are made of stardust in this adventure story set in deepest space
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The Time and Space of Uncle Albert Ref: B0571226159
Author: Russell Stannard
Published: 2005
Pages: 128
Paperback
ISBN: 0571226159
Famous scientist Uncle Albert and his niece Gedanken enter the dangerous and unknown world of a thought bubble. Their mission: to unlock the deep mysteries of Time and Space . . .
In this action-packed adventure story, discover why you can't break the ultimate speed barrier and find out how to become older than your mother, how to put on weight without getting fat, and how to live forever without even knowing it.
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Uncle Albert and the Quantum Quest Ref: B0571226809
Author: Russell Stannard
Published: 2005
Pages: 144
Paperback
ISBN: 0571226809
Who will solve the riddle of the quantum? Could it be you? Join Uncle Albert's niece Gedanken as she drinks from the magic bottle and shrinks down into the tiny world of jumping quarks and electrons. Help her and the White Rabbit explore a wonderland of light and matter where nothing is what it seems. Even today scientists remain baffled by their discoveries!
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Space, Time, Rhythm and Rhyme Ref: B0571195792
Author: Russell Stannard
Published: 1999
Pages: 112
Paperback
ISBN: 0571195792
A varied collection of verse which takes children on a tour of the universe via poems that deal with topics such as shooting stars, black holes, the solar system and space travel.
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Ask Uncle Albert Ref: B0571194362
Author: Russell Stannard
Published: 1998
Pages: 192
Paperback
ISBN: 05571194362
Providing answers to children's questions in letters addressed to the fictional eccentric scientist of the "Uncle Albert" stories, this book covers a wide range of scientific topics. These include black holes, planets, atoms, stars, clouds, colour, flying and volcanoes.
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Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets Mission Report Ref: B1405308931
Age Range: 5+ years
Published: 2004
Pages: 48
Paperback
ISBN: 1405308931
Zoe walks across the patchwork of molten lava that forms the surface of Io. Bigger than anything she has ever seen, Jupiter fills the sky. Its Great Red Spot seems fixed on her like an evil eye...
This gripping space adventure is based on real science, using amazing CGI-generated images taken from the BBC TV series to bring the experience of travelling to other planets vividly to life.
Bringing a new twist to classic children's space adventures, Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planet - Mission Report features computer-screen style fact boxes integrated into the narrative. These 'briefings' from Mission Control contain masses of hard factual information about the places the astronauts visit and the technology they use to survive.
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Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets 3D Space Adventures Ref: B1405308958
Age Range: 5+ years
Published: 2004
Pages: 28
Paperback
ISBN: 1405308958
Put on the 3D glasses included with this book, and watch the breathtaking CGI images from the TV series leap off the page. From the rings of Saturn to the dust storms of Mars and the surface of a comet - see them all in incredible 3D detail!
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Apollo 13 - Readers level 2 Ref: B0582451841
Author: Dina Anastasio
Published: 2001
Pages: 48
Paperback
ISBN: 0582451841
When their main oxygen tank explodes on the way to the moon, the crew of Apollo 13 use their tiny lunar module as a lifeboat and hope to return to earth.
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Readers Level 2: Astronaut Ref: B0751362611
DK Readers Level 2 - Beginning to Read Alone
Age Range: 5+ years
Published: 2000
Paperback
ISBN: 0751362611
This book explores what it's really like to be an astronaut. Stunning DK photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in Eyewitness Readers, a multi-level reading programme guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.
- Beginning to read alone
- Longer sentences and increased vocabulary
- Information boxes full of extra fun facts
- Subjects that reflect children's expanding interests 9such as things seen in picture books and on television)
- 700-100 words
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Peter Ackroyd Voyages Through Time: Escape From Earth Ref: B1405306939
Age Range: 8+ years
Published: 2004
Pages: 144
Paperback
ISBN: 1405306939
The astonishing story of mankind's desire to break free from the Earth.
Follow dramatic, political power struggles, German scientists switching allegiance and what happened to early rockets transporting fruit flies into space.
Peter Ackroyd brilliantly brings to life the space race - it's history, but not as you know it!
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Miniature Astronomical Ring - ideal present