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Spacewarp : colliding comets and other cosmic catastrophes / Fred Watson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781742237282 (paperback)
  • 1742237282 (paperback)
Other title:
  • Space warp
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Why do stars twinkle? How's the best way to start spotting constellations and comets? Is there life beyond Earth? What's the chance of a catastrophic collision with a killer asteroid? He's covered the big space questions for adults, now Australia's very own Astronomer-at-Large Fred Watson embarks on a grand tour of the Universe especially for children. From stargazing to telescopes, space travel to black holes, killer asteroids to aliens, Fred covers every question kids might ask about space -- and then some! With incredible illustrations by Fred himself, and a mix of mind-boggling facts, Spacewarp is a fascinating book that kids will love -- and parents and friends will undoubtedly learn a thing or two as well!
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 520 W338 Checked out 07/11/2024 33111010644579
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 520 W338 Available 33111010815054
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Age range 10+. Why do stars twinkle? What's the best way to start spotting constellations and comets? Is there life beyond Earth? What's the chance of a catastrophic collision with a killer asteroid? He's covered the big space questions for adults, now Australia's very own Astronomer-at-Large, Fred Watson, embarks on a grand tour of the Universe especially for children. From stargazing to telescopes, space travel to black holes, killer comets to aliens, Fred covers every question kids might ask about space--and then some. With incredible illustrations by Fred himself and a mix of mind-boggling facts, Spacewarp is a fascinating book that kids will love--and parents and friends will undoubtedly learn a thing or two as well!

Why do stars twinkle? How's the best way to start spotting constellations and comets? Is there life beyond Earth? What's the chance of a catastrophic collision with a killer asteroid? He's covered the big space questions for adults, now Australia's very own Astronomer-at-Large Fred Watson embarks on a grand tour of the Universe especially for children. From stargazing to telescopes, space travel to black holes, killer asteroids to aliens, Fred covers every question kids might ask about space -- and then some! With incredible illustrations by Fred himself, and a mix of mind-boggling facts, Spacewarp is a fascinating book that kids will love -- and parents and friends will undoubtedly learn a thing or two as well!

Ages 10-12.

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