Children's Encyclopedia of Space
(Arcturus Children's Reference Library)

Author

Giles Sparrow

Publication Date

April 15, 2017

Genre / Grade Band

Non-fiction / 4^th − 5^th

Language

English

Format

Reference Book

Children's Encyclopedia of Space (Arcturus Children's Reference Library)

Hardcover

Description

Travel into space with this comprehensive visual encyclopedia of the cosmos, from the Big Bang to the Extremely Large Telescope. Full of galactic facts, dramatic photographs, and CGI artwork, and based on the latest astronomical research, this is a definitive guide to our Solar System, the Universe, and beyond... Accessible, entertaining, and authoritative, this comprehensive visual encyclopedia is the perfect introduction to the world of space and astronomy for children aged eight and above.

Publication date

April 15, 2017

Genre

Non-fiction

ISBN-13

9781784284671

Publisher

Arcturus Editions

Series

Arcturus Children's Reference Library

BISAC categories

JNF051010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
JNF048040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference | Encyclopedias

Giles Sparrow

Giles Sparrow is a freelance author and editor, specializing in popular science, astronomy, and space technology. He studied astronomy at University College, London, as is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He has had books about space published by several children's publishers, including Scholastic and Dorling Kindersley.

Nik Neves is a Brazilian graphic artist, illustrator and comic author closely related to his own travel experience, from illustrated maps, sketchbooks, comics, visual diaries and music. Nik regularly contributes to publications and clients worldwide, such as Moët-Hennessy, Lonely Planet, Google, Facebook, National Geographic, and Arte Magazin. Chosen as one of the ten best illustrators of Latin America by AI-AP, his work has been selected by Communication Arts, 3×3, Society of Illustrators, and American Illustration in recent years. Nik Neves lives and works in Berlin.

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