The Story of Space - Hardcover

Barr, Catherine; Williams, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847807488 ISBN 13: 9781847807489

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2017

Synopsis

Before the Big Bang there was NOTHING AT ALL.
No galaxies, no space, no light and no sound.
Then suddenly, 13.8 billion years ago, IT ALL BEGAN...

This beautiful follow-up to The Story of Life brings to life the story of our universe for younger children. Travel back in time to the Big Bang, see galaxies and stars form, watch the birth of our planet and how life begins, join the first man on the moon, and wonder what mysteries are still waiting to be discovered.

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Review

'A brilliantly clear and perfectly pitched account of the universe, from the moment of the big bang to life on earth in the present day.'--The Huffington Post Source: The Huffington Post

'Ably straddling the divide between humour and wonder. With its accessible text and welcoming design, this is a perfect book for the young space-farer' Source: The Guardian

From the Author

CATHERINE BARR studied Ecology at Leeds University and trained as a journalist. She worked at Greenpeace International for seven years as a wildlife and forestry campaigner and has a long-running interest in environmental issues. While working as an editor at the Natural History Museum, she researched and wrote two major summer exhibitions: Dinosaurs of the Gobi Desert and Myths and Monsters. Her previous books for Frances Lincoln are The Story of Life and Elliot's Arctic Surprise. She lives on a hill near Hay-on-Wye in Herefordshire with her partner and two daughters.

STEVE WILLIAMS is a biologist with a degree in Marine Biology and Applied Zoology from the University of Wales.  His lifelong love of wildlife was further inspired by eight years at sea, after which he trained as a teacher, and now teaches science in a rural comprehensive school in Wales. He is a beekeeper and lives near Hay-on-Wye with his wife and two daughters.

AMY HUSBAND studied Graphic Art at Liverpool School of Art. Her first picture book, Dear Miss, was winner of the Cambridgeshire Children’s Picture Book Award in 2010, and she also wrote and illustrated Dear Santa, in the same series. Amy lives in York with her partner, working in a studio with views of York Minster.  

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1847807488
• ISBN 13: 9781847807489
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Husband Amy