My Tourist Guide to the Solar System ... and Beyond

by Lewis Dartnell

"Includes collectible keychain!"

Fast forward to the future when outer space is no longer the final frontier, but the ultimate vacation destination!

"My Tourist Guide to the Solar System & Beyond" catapults armchair astronauts on a wild exploration of the planets, moons and stars. By way of a quirky guidebook approach, young readers will survey the lay of the land by hiking the Mariner Valley on Mars, collecting icy pebble souvenirs from a flight through Saturn's rings, and bouncing on the gravity-light moon Enceladus. Stunning images and photographs combine with text boxes detailing "Things to see" and "What to pack" to create an out-of-this-world experience for all.

"My Tourist Guide to the Solar System & Beyond" is bound to be an astronomical success!

63 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Lewis Dartnell is an astrobiology researcher and professor at the University of Westminster. He has won several awards for his science writing, and contributes to the Guardian, The Times and New Scientist. He has also written for television and appeared on BBC Horizon, Sky News, and Wonders of the Universe, as well as National Geographic and History channels. A tireless populariser of science, his previous books include the bestselling The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch.

Reviews

[Tapani Aulu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lomamatka aurinkokuntaan ja vähän ohikin. Käydään kaikilla planeetoilla ja kiinnostavilla isoilla kuilla. Ihan asiallinen tietokirja lapsille.

[Rozemarijn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leuk voor als je nog helemaal niks weet van het zonnestelsel. Een mooi geïllustreerd boek met leuke verzonnen verhaaltjes van "toeristen" (gebaseerd op wat we er daadwerkelijk van weten) zodat er wat blijft hangen. Geen boek om er veel over te weten te komen komen, maar wel om er een idee van te krijgen.

[Michelle Tempted By Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was written from a "tourists" point of view about our Solar System as well as some deeper space places. Each planet is covered individuality with facts and pictures as well as some sillier ways to share the less habitable notes. I actually picked up a few new facts for my endless supply of spacial knowledge. There are a few excellent pictures and some cute illistrations as well. I think this book simplifies things enough for most Elementary age children to reference and recommend it to all space fans.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely helpful and entertaining little book that absolutely anyone could understand and learn from!