Watch This Space: Stars, Galaxies and the Milky Way

Author: Clive Gifford
Publisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Category: Children's, Science & Technology
Age Group: 5 to 9
Book Format: Paperback

Discover the sparkling world of stars, from their beautiful births to their dramatic deaths. Learn about our very own star, the Sun, as well as best-friend binary star pairs and dense neutron stars. Gaze at gorgeous galaxies and marvel at the Milky Way. Find out the answers to questions such as:* What's inside the Sun?* Where are the Pillars of Creation?* Why do stars twinkle?* How fast does a pulsar spin?* Which galaxy is a cannibal?* How long would it take to travel across the Milky Way?Perfect for the new curriculum, this fascinating title is packed full of astounding information and number-based jaw-dropping facts and figures to inspire future astronauts and space scientists.

Table Of Contents
1: STARRY SKIES

2: OUR NEAREST STAR

3: A PROTOSTAR IS BORN

4: MAIN SEQUENCE STARS

5: SEEING STARS

6: STAR QUALITY

7: STRANGE STARS

8: STAR DEATH

9: SUPERNOVA

10: NEUTRON STARS AND PULSARS

11: GALAXIES

12: GALAXY TYPES

13: THE MILKY WAY

14: GLOSSARY

15: FURTHER INFORMATION

16: INDEX
About Clive Gifford
Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk

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SKU BK-9780750292276
Barcode # 9780750292276
Brand Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Artist / Author Clive Gifford
Shipping Weight 0.2000kg
Shipping Width 0.210m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.280m
Assembled Length 28.000m
Assembled Height 1.000m
Assembled Width 21.400m
Type Paperback

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