
Usborne Book of the Moon
Laura Cowan(Author)
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Published on 13. June 2019
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-4749-5084-8 (ISBN)
Description
For thousands of years, the Moon has been the one thing in the night sky that everyone anywhere on our planet recognises. Trace the story of the Moon around the world and through history, from ancient legends about its creation, to its first sighting through a telescope, right up until the Apollo 11 mission and the first Moon landing in 1969.
Reviews / Votes
Beautifully illustrated... Straightforward and informative, and preserves the magic of the moon. * Gardners, Children's Top Ten for June 2019 * Brimming with fun and fascinating facts, questions and answers, myths and mysteries, and the exciting history of mankind's race through space to land on the Moon, this is a wonderful introduction to our amazing, faraway Moon. * Lancashire Evening Post *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 4 to 6 years
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 243 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
514 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4749-5084-8 (9781474950848)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Laura studied literature twice at university, so she's read a lot of books (always helpful when writing them). Before joining Usborne, she taught English in Barcelona, Dublin and Cambridge. She now lives in East London, where she regrets the lack of sun and sea.