I Wonder Why Stars Twinkle
Published on 4. July 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-7534-3731-5 (ISBN)
Description
This highly popular and long-running series has been revamped for a new generation of readers, with a clean, crisp redesign and colourful covers. The series explores questions that young readers ask about the world around them in an unrivalled child-friendly style. The conversational format is perfect for delivering solid information in a natural, amusing and imaginative way. Designed to amuse and intrigue the young reader, this book combines cartoons with fun facts and simple analogies to provide an introduction to the marvels of space asking questions such as: how many stars are there?; how hot is the sun?; and what is a black hole?
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 5 to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
178 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7534-3731-5 (9780753437315)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Carole Stott has written more than twenty books on astronomy and space such as I Wonder Why Stars Twinkle. She is also a feature writer for the UK magazine Astronomy Now. Before turning to full-time writing, she was curator, and then head, of the Greenwich Royal Observatory. Marie-Eve Tremblay is an award-winning illustrator based in Montreal, Canada. She finds inspiration for her work in her trips abroad, in nature and encounters in everyday life. She has illustrated numerous children's books as well as for magazines and television.