Space

by Ian Graham

Space contains everything that exists, from the Earth that humans dwell upon to incredibly distant stars. Investigations: Space takes readers on a journey to the Moon, the planets of the Solar System, and far beyond, enabling readers to understand what galaxies, stars, and constellations are composed of and why nothing - not even light - can escape from a black hole.Readers will also learn why Earth is the only planet in the Solar System that can support known life forms, as well as about the telescopes that astronomers use to search for extra-terrestrial life among the stars. Investigations: Space also traces the history of space exploration from the earliest rockets to the future of space travel. Easy to do projects demonstrate how rockets work, what it's like to live in space, how to make artificial gravity, and much more.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Childrens

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

After working as an in-house journalist and editor in consumer electronics magazines, Ian Graham became a freelance writer. He has written more than 230 illustrated non-fiction books for children and teens, and contributed chapters to books including Dorling Kindersley’s Know it All and Big Ideas that Changed the World. He has a degree in applied physics and a postgraduate diploma in journalism.

Reviews

[Johana · Rating 3 out of 5]

The biggest flaw of this tiny book is that it is really outdated. In these times when even one year make huge difference in space exploration this book is really far from actual information. BUT as a book for someone who wants to just read a basic topics about space and exploration, mainly is a younger person and knows it's outdated....it's a great book.
I had it as a toilet reading, when I read one topic at a time that is always explained on one double-page.
Why for younger people? It does not go into depth at all. There are facts but really just a few on a page, a lot of pictures and every double-page is new topic. I enjoyed reading it tho and would appreciate it when the information would be today based.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

628th - 2011