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100 Things to Know About Space
Astronomers are discovering more and more about space and our universe, making it a very hot topic with kids, both in schools and at home, and this has been further boosted by British astronaut Tim Peake's space mission. This book is full of genuine facts, and answers a range of space-related questions. Find out how long it would take to travel to the sun's nearest star, if it's possible to escape from a black hole, and more! With easy to understand, pictorial info-graphics which break facts up into bit-sized chunks.
128 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2016
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About the author
Alex Frith
115 books21 followersAlex Frith has been a children's non-fiction author since 2005. Working exclusively for Usborne Publishing, he has written over 50 books covering almost any subject you can think of, from the origins of the Universe to the meaning behind world religions, from extinct animals to prototype AIs, and from Japanese legends to Norse mythology. Two of his books have been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young's People's Book Prize: See Inside Inventions (2012), and 100 Things to Know About Space (2017).
Alex grew up in a house surrounded by comics and graphic novels, and has a lifelong passion for the medium. Beyond the comics he photocopied and passed around the playground of his primary school, he wrote the 4-part series 'Digital Graffiti' with artist Gez Fry in 2003, and has had short story comics published in FutureQuake and the Asteroid Belter.
Alex grew up in a house surrounded by comics and graphic novels, and has a lifelong passion for the medium. Beyond the comics he photocopied and passed around the playground of his primary school, he wrote the 4-part series 'Digital Graffiti' with artist Gez Fry in 2003, and has had short story comics published in FutureQuake and the Asteroid Belter.
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October 11, 2017
Tämä oli kyllä "uskomattomia faktoja" -tyyppisten lasten tietokirjojen aatelia. Toisin kuin useimpien pikkutyyppien tietokirjojen kanssa, suurin osa tiedosta oli itsellenikin uutta, ja olin monessa kohtaa oikeasti ihastuksissani kaikesta siitä jännittävästä, mitä maailmankaikkeudesta löytyy.
Avaruuden perusasiat on syytä olla hallussa, koska tässä ei tosiaankaan kauheasti kertailla mitään aurinkokunnan rakenteita, vaan mennään astetta syvemmälle. Oikeastaan tässä oli mukana kaikenlaisia fysiikan ilmiöitä, joihin ei edes yläasteella tai lukion pakollisilla kursseilla päästä. Lisäksi mukana on kunnon pläjäys tähtitieteen ja avaruusmatkailun historiaa. Myös naistutkijoiden historiallisesti vaikea asema on nostettu esiin. Vaikka kirja ei ole simppeleimmästä päästä eikä sovellu ihan pienille (paitsi HC-avaruusharrastajille), asiat on kuitenkin pääosin selitetty kivan lapsentajuisesti ja tiedon visualisointi oli onnistunutta.
Kuvitus oli kokonaisuudessaan tosi laadukasta ja toi hurjasti lisää kiinnostavuutta kirjaan. Ainoa miinus tulee oikeastaan siitä, että mietin vähän tekstin haastavuuden ja kuvitustyylin sopivuutta toisiinsa. Hahmot olivat jotenkin niin söpösteleviä ja pehmeän pyöreitä, että se saattaa ehkä karkoittaa osan niistä lukijoista, jotka olisivat hahmotuskyvyltään lähempänä ideaalia kohderyhmää.
Mutta siis tiesitkö, että jos dinosauruksilla olisi ollut teleskooppi, ne olisivat voineet nähdä tulivuorenpurkauksia Kuussa?
Avaruuden perusasiat on syytä olla hallussa, koska tässä ei tosiaankaan kauheasti kertailla mitään aurinkokunnan rakenteita, vaan mennään astetta syvemmälle. Oikeastaan tässä oli mukana kaikenlaisia fysiikan ilmiöitä, joihin ei edes yläasteella tai lukion pakollisilla kursseilla päästä. Lisäksi mukana on kunnon pläjäys tähtitieteen ja avaruusmatkailun historiaa. Myös naistutkijoiden historiallisesti vaikea asema on nostettu esiin. Vaikka kirja ei ole simppeleimmästä päästä eikä sovellu ihan pienille (paitsi HC-avaruusharrastajille), asiat on kuitenkin pääosin selitetty kivan lapsentajuisesti ja tiedon visualisointi oli onnistunutta.
Kuvitus oli kokonaisuudessaan tosi laadukasta ja toi hurjasti lisää kiinnostavuutta kirjaan. Ainoa miinus tulee oikeastaan siitä, että mietin vähän tekstin haastavuuden ja kuvitustyylin sopivuutta toisiinsa. Hahmot olivat jotenkin niin söpösteleviä ja pehmeän pyöreitä, että se saattaa ehkä karkoittaa osan niistä lukijoista, jotka olisivat hahmotuskyvyltään lähempänä ideaalia kohderyhmää.
Mutta siis tiesitkö, että jos dinosauruksilla olisi ollut teleskooppi, ne olisivat voineet nähdä tulivuorenpurkauksia Kuussa?
July 25, 2018
มีหลายเรื่องที่ผู้ใหญ่ก็ไม่รู้มาก่อน เพราะไม่มีสอนหรือหาอ่านได้ แม้แต่ในพิพิธภัณฑ์ที่เกี่ยวกับอวกาศ ยกตัวอย่างเช่น
ระยะทาง ความห่างไกลของแต่ละดวงดาว เปรียบเทียบให้ได้เห็นว่า กาแล็คซี่ทางช้างเผือกของเราใหญ่แค่ไหน
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ระยะทาง ความห่างไกลของแต่ละดวงดาว เปรียบเทียบให้ได้เห็นว่า กาแล็คซี่ทางช้างเผือกของเราใหญ่แค่ไหน
หลักจากเลยระบบสุริยะ เราจะเจอกับอะไร
เล่มนี้ฝันธงว่าเหมาะกับผู้ใหญ่มากกว่าเด็กด้วยซ้ำไป
ในจำนวน 3 เล่ม ของชุด 100 เรื่องต้องรู้ก่อนโต ผมชอบเล่มนี้มากที่สุด เพราะเรื่องอวกาศมันลึกลับน่าสนใจ
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April 27, 2021
I love space and love the 100 things to know about books as well. This book has amazing information and as always i love the illustrations.
May 15, 2024
i think this book is incredible and super fun to read bought it for many years so i read it many times and its still really fun
January 19, 2019
Read this with my 6 year old, it's a great book to break up over a few weeks. We spent time after many pages looking her questions up online.
November 7, 2019
Le Recensioni della 5B Capec C. Rigu' - per RFS
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Chi di voi non è mai stato affascinato dallo spazio?
Beh, io penso nessuno, con tutte quelle stelle, pianeti ed il resto dei corpi celesti, è impossibile non alzare gli occhi al cielo! Fin dai tempi antichi, lo spazio ha attirato l’ attenzione dei Romani, dei Greci, degli Egizi ….. Alcuni pensavano che la terra avesse origine dall’ acqua, altri dal fuoco! Oggi, grazie agli scienziati, sappiamo che ha origine dal Big Bang, un’ enorme esplosione avvenuta circa 15 miliardi di anni fa.Con il passare del tempo si formarono i primi pianeti e le prime stelle, tra cui la Terra ed il Sole.
Il libro vi farà scoprire 100 cose sullo spazio, che prima non sapevate, infatti, già dalla copertina, possiamo notare piccoli flash di scrittura. La maggior parte del libro è formato da paragrafi e fumetti. La lettura invece è scorrevole e veloce.È un libro che consiglio ai bambini dagli 8 anni in su, perchè l’ illustrazione è veramente simpatica, nonostante il bellissimo argomento piuttosto impegnativo.
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Chi di voi non è mai stato affascinato dallo spazio?
Beh, io penso nessuno, con tutte quelle stelle, pianeti ed il resto dei corpi celesti, è impossibile non alzare gli occhi al cielo! Fin dai tempi antichi, lo spazio ha attirato l’ attenzione dei Romani, dei Greci, degli Egizi ….. Alcuni pensavano che la terra avesse origine dall’ acqua, altri dal fuoco! Oggi, grazie agli scienziati, sappiamo che ha origine dal Big Bang, un’ enorme esplosione avvenuta circa 15 miliardi di anni fa.Con il passare del tempo si formarono i primi pianeti e le prime stelle, tra cui la Terra ed il Sole.
Il libro vi farà scoprire 100 cose sullo spazio, che prima non sapevate, infatti, già dalla copertina, possiamo notare piccoli flash di scrittura. La maggior parte del libro è formato da paragrafi e fumetti. La lettura invece è scorrevole e veloce.È un libro che consiglio ai bambini dagli 8 anni in su, perchè l’ illustrazione è veramente simpatica, nonostante il bellissimo argomento piuttosto impegnativo.
August 1, 2019
I think this is a really good book for people who are interested about the space because you can learn about a lot of facts about space.Did you ever knew that if you want to escape a black whole you will have to be faster than the speed of light and did you know A space toilet would cost 19million US dollars .There are way more fantastic facts in the book .So I really suggest people to read it .
July 7, 2018
As much as I already knew about space, this one actually has a bunch in it that I didn't know. Why Pluto is a dwarf planet, why he's not alone in the universe, why quarantining the first astronauts after returning from the moon was a waste of time, the space graveyard.... and so, so, so much more!
May 3, 2019
Sách đề rằng dành cho trẻ em 6 tuổi trở lên, nhưng quả thực khác xa tưởng tượng, một cuốn sách rất hay, nhiều chi tiết chẳng phải ai cũng biết. Đặc biệt sách có những chi tiết vô cùng dễ thương, hình vẽ sôi động. Mình rất thích ❤
July 5, 2020
Một cuốn sách thiếu nhi vô cùng mind-blowing về vụ trụ
Là dân chuyên Lý, nhưng khi đọc sách này mình như trở về thời làm con nít, chạy khắp các siêu thị, đọc những quyển sách khoa học nhiều minh họa hấp dẫn. Cuốn sách này là 100 điều bạn có thể chưa biết về vũ trụ - hiện thực mà chúng ta đang tồn tại ngay lúc này.
Nhờ sách, mình biết rằng thiên hà chúng ta được gọi là dải ngân hà gồm vô số tỷ ngôi sao đang tồn tại. Hơn thế nữa, thiên hà của chúng ta chỉ là 1 trong số hàng tỷ những thiên hà khác. Đủ để thấy chúng ta lẻ loi thế nào trong cái vụ trũ rộng bao la này. Hay con vật đầu tiên bay vào vũ trụ không phải là con chó, con khỉ như ta vẫn tưởng mà là con ruồi giấm. Rằng việc lên mặt trăng của con nguoif không chỉ diễn ra 1 lần vào 20/7/1969 mà có tới 6 lần Mỹ đẵ cử con người thực hiện nhiệm vụ tại mặt trăng.
Còn rất nhiều điều thú vị mà mình khám phá được về vũ trụ khi đọc cuốn sách này. Dịp kế tiếp, mình sẽ mua thêm 1 số sách về kiến thưc xung quanh để thỏa mãn sở thích khám phá thế giói, làm đầy vốn hiểu biết của mình. Biết sao được, mình chỉ có 1 đời để sống mà, phải tìm hiểu cho đã chứ :3
Là dân chuyên Lý, nhưng khi đọc sách này mình như trở về thời làm con nít, chạy khắp các siêu thị, đọc những quyển sách khoa học nhiều minh họa hấp dẫn. Cuốn sách này là 100 điều bạn có thể chưa biết về vũ trụ - hiện thực mà chúng ta đang tồn tại ngay lúc này.
Nhờ sách, mình biết rằng thiên hà chúng ta được gọi là dải ngân hà gồm vô số tỷ ngôi sao đang tồn tại. Hơn thế nữa, thiên hà của chúng ta chỉ là 1 trong số hàng tỷ những thiên hà khác. Đủ để thấy chúng ta lẻ loi thế nào trong cái vụ trũ rộng bao la này. Hay con vật đầu tiên bay vào vũ trụ không phải là con chó, con khỉ như ta vẫn tưởng mà là con ruồi giấm. Rằng việc lên mặt trăng của con nguoif không chỉ diễn ra 1 lần vào 20/7/1969 mà có tới 6 lần Mỹ đẵ cử con người thực hiện nhiệm vụ tại mặt trăng.
Còn rất nhiều điều thú vị mà mình khám phá được về vũ trụ khi đọc cuốn sách này. Dịp kế tiếp, mình sẽ mua thêm 1 số sách về kiến thưc xung quanh để thỏa mãn sở thích khám phá thế giói, làm đầy vốn hiểu biết của mình. Biết sao được, mình chỉ có 1 đời để sống mà, phải tìm hiểu cho đã chứ :3
February 21, 2021
Proyek baca bareng Owen minggu ini adalah tentang space!
Buku lutu ini selain tampilannya cute banget juga ditampilkan dengan halaman yang full color dan kualitas kertas yang bagus. Gaya bahasanya simple, lucu, informatif dan banyak diberi gambar ilustrasi.
Isinya tentang fakta-fakta unik yang cocok banget buat ice breaker dan memulai percakapan.
Contohnya dari yang simple macam :
Tahukah kamu kalau ada awan di angkasa luar yang rasanya kek raspberry.
Atau binatang yang pertama kali dikirim ke angkasa luar itu adalah lalat buah?
Bangsa Maya kuno adalah astronom handal karena bisa menghitung dengan pasti siklus harian Venus, bahkan menjadikannya paduan jadwal perang.
Fakta sebenernya adalah astronot dalam pesawat luar angkasa itu tidak melayang tapi rasanya seperti didalem lift jatuh yang gak pernah mencapai lantai dasar?
Sampai yang lebih rumit seperti kemungkinan proses terraforming planet lain seperti Mars (OMG Apakah Red Rising akan jadi nyata di masa depan)
Dan tanaman apa yang bisa tumbuh dan dimakan kalau Bumi akan membuat koloni di Mars.
Keren kan, rekomen banget buat dibaca bocah-bocah yang demen Tata Surya
Buku lutu ini selain tampilannya cute banget juga ditampilkan dengan halaman yang full color dan kualitas kertas yang bagus. Gaya bahasanya simple, lucu, informatif dan banyak diberi gambar ilustrasi.
Isinya tentang fakta-fakta unik yang cocok banget buat ice breaker dan memulai percakapan.
Contohnya dari yang simple macam :
Tahukah kamu kalau ada awan di angkasa luar yang rasanya kek raspberry.
Atau binatang yang pertama kali dikirim ke angkasa luar itu adalah lalat buah?
Bangsa Maya kuno adalah astronom handal karena bisa menghitung dengan pasti siklus harian Venus, bahkan menjadikannya paduan jadwal perang.
Fakta sebenernya adalah astronot dalam pesawat luar angkasa itu tidak melayang tapi rasanya seperti didalem lift jatuh yang gak pernah mencapai lantai dasar?
Sampai yang lebih rumit seperti kemungkinan proses terraforming planet lain seperti Mars (OMG Apakah Red Rising akan jadi nyata di masa depan)
Dan tanaman apa yang bisa tumbuh dan dimakan kalau Bumi akan membuat koloni di Mars.
Keren kan, rekomen banget buat dibaca bocah-bocah yang demen Tata Surya
February 5, 2024
It's like a treasure chest of short stories about space adventures. Did you know that a space race is like a war without bullets? And the sun is so huge that more than a million Earths could fit inside it! Each story in the book is like a mini space adventure with two pages full of cool pictures and extra info to make it even more awesome. The pictures are not just informative, they're also super cute and cool. Some stories you might already know and some will be brand new and exciting. It's like a space party for your brain.
10/10
10/10
July 9, 2025
I love this book I got from my cousin and have read three times since then! It always so fun to read even if you have already read it. My favorite part is number 40 when it says moon dust is so sharp it can cut through spacesuits. If you read it I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!!🪐🔭☄️🛸👽🛰️🚀
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January 18, 2018
So many fascinating tidbits for kids and space geeks of all ages!
August 28, 2018
Masse interessant fakta presentert på en enkel og fin måte:)
October 27, 2018
I read it in the libary(i do not go to the libary often)but this books is SSSSSSOOOOOO ADDICTING!!!!
March 21, 2019
This book is amazing!! It teaches you important knowledge of space in an easy way to understand it. I learned more from this book than I ever did in school! Highly recommend!
May 24, 2019
Min søn syntes den var spændende.
September 29, 2019
As a space geek, I loved this book. Also the illustrations were nice
February 28, 2022
honestly, i read this book bc i got it as a gift, but it was pretty good. it was concise but interesting to read so i really enjoyed it.
November 16, 2022
Very cool facts and fabulous graphics
February 28, 2023
More fun facts and colourful illustrations for curious kids (and adults too). Starts with the beginning of the universe and ends with the end. Which, fortunately, should not be any time soon. :-)
October 28, 2023
Learnt so much about space while reading this to my 7-year old, who loved it!
September 5, 2024
I needed to get out of my reading slump and this book has done its job
February 4, 2020
i have always loved space and this book told me some very interesting facts. I'd recommend for any aspiring astronaut!
July 28, 2022
Amazing book, so informative!
December 17, 2016
This book was so much fun to read! I love all of the fact books about space and the universe but this one is the best I've read yet. The biggest factor in that is because the whole book is illustrated and those illustrations are adorable and eye-catching. It's a great for children but it would also be a good, quick read for adults or a perfect book to read with your children.
I actually found a bunch of funny and interesting facts as well about early space travel, astronauts and space itself. I think the most interesting facts were all of the parts about astronauts and also learning that the first animals in space were fruit flies! The last fact was awesome as well because it showed the end of the Universe as a pitch-black space and I'm sure it would freak a few kids out!
I actually found a bunch of funny and interesting facts as well about early space travel, astronauts and space itself. I think the most interesting facts were all of the parts about astronauts and also learning that the first animals in space were fruit flies! The last fact was awesome as well because it showed the end of the Universe as a pitch-black space and I'm sure it would freak a few kids out!
March 19, 2022
I think this book should definitely be a 5 star because it tells you incredible, interesting facts. From the first to the last page, it is filled with one hundred inspiring facts which helped me with my school work a lot! You should read it too, it’s perfect for adults too. Once you read it, you can’t stop. For example did you know that Sagittarius B2 tastes like raspberries?
December 15, 2016
i'm the only person to have ever read this.
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