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Rockets
(All Aboard!)
Author
Illustrator
Diarmuid O Cathain
Publication Date
August 16, 2022
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction / 2nd − 3rd
Language
English
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Description
A flightless bird that wishes to fly into space? Our kiwi bird Karl will show you that you can literally reach the stars, if you are determined and work hard to follow your dreams. Together with him, the readers will learn about rockets, space travel and space itself.
Is space the number one topic you're interested in? Would you like to learn what breathtaking objects and man-made machines are flying around out there? Would you like to become an astronaut and see everything with your own eyes? Karl the kiwi bird is interested in just that. His biggest dream is to visit space as an astronaut.
Together you'll learn many interesting things about all kinds of spacecraft. You'll meet the most famous types and also catch a glimpse of what goes on before you even get to go to space--astronaut training and liftoff included!
Join Karl in his spacecraft, get to know the solar system, and even more! Who knows what is hiding beyond our galaxy . . .
Publication date
August 16, 2022
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9788000063492
Publisher
Albatros Media
Series
All Aboard!
BISAC categories
JNF051010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
JNF051040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Astronomy
JNF057000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | General
JNF051040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Astronomy
JNF057000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | General
Pavla Hanackova
Pavla Hanackova (1990-2021) was a Czech author who studied English and Chinese at Palacký University, Olomouc, and later worked as a children's book editor for Albatros. In addition to her love of travel, she had a deep passion for food - and all things food-related. She hailed from a picturesque Moravian village surrounded by vineyards.
Diarmuid O Cathain is an Irish illustrator and picture book maker. After obtaining a degree in Visual Communications, he worked in the Graphic Design field, before pursuing a career in Illustration. With over 10 years of freelance illustration experience, Diarmuid has worked with a wide range of clients, both Irish and international, on a variety of projects from editorial and advertising to packaging and animation. He is always looking for new opportunities to collaborate and new visual challenges to sink his teeth into.
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