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The study of celestial objects such as stars, galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and nebulae
Queen of the Cosmos - Beatrice Hill Tinsley by Maria Gill; Alistair Hughes (Illustrator)
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Beatrice Hill Tinsley lived every day as if she was on borrowed time. Over her short time on Earth, she was determined to further the world's knowledge of the stars and galaxies. But it was not easy being a female scientist in those times. She would have to make a heartbreaking decision in order to foll ...Show more
Solar System (DK Find Out!)
10.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy | Series: DK Find Out!
From the creators of DK findout!, the free online resource for kids, comes an exciting new book series full of amazing images, incredible quizzes, and cutting-edge information kids need to know. The DK findout! series helps kids become experts on their favorite subjects from dinosaurs to space. Learning ...Show more
Abigail and the Making of the Moon by Matthew Cunningham
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Abigail always thinks of big questions! Join her on a discovery mission to find out where the Moon came from, and how it stays in the sky.A book for every budding astrophysicist - join curious Abigail as she discovers how the Moon came to orbit the Earth.One clear day, Abigail thinks of a question and k ...Show more
The Book of Bok by Neil Armstrong
20.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
First man on the Moon Neil Armstrong reveals the adventure of the first Moon landing, and how the Earth and the Moon came to be, in this unique non-fiction picture book.A young boy sits up in bed and gazes at the distant Moon through his window. He wonders if, one day, a human will stand on its surface ...Show more
Look Inside Space (Lift-the-Flap Board Book)
23.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: Look Inside
This is a fun flap book packed with information about space, and the amazing things that float through it - stars, moons, comets, and the planets of our solar system. Each double-page spread has a colour illustration, and several flaps to lift to find out more about what's going on in the scene.
Really Big Questions For Daring Thinkers: Space and Time by Mark Brake
23.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Really Big Questions for Daring Thinkers Ser.
What's the difference between me, a planet and a star? Does the Universe follow a recipe? If a wardrobe has three dimensions, what is the fourth?These are some of life's biggest questions, and you are a daring thinker for even thinking about them! So open your mind and prepare to explore some of the big ...Show more
See Inside the Solar System by Rosie Dickins
23.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: See Inside Ser.
An out-of-this-world tour of our Sun and its planetsBlast off to explore our Solar System - from the fearsome heat of the Sun to the freezing distant planets, plus moons, asteroids and more. Discover how humans are planning to visit Mars, what you would weigh on Jupiter and what makes Venus so deadly. ...Show more
Factology: Space by BUTTON BOOKS
30.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy | Series: Factology Ser.
Space is a fact-packed introduction to astronomy presented in maps, timelines, diagrams and statistics. Did you know that the planet Saturn's famous rings are made from individual ice chunks each about the size of a house? Blast through Earth's atmosphere on a mission to learn everything you need to kno ...Show more
Astronomy for Curious Kids by Giles Sparrow
30.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
Give young readers the gift of knowledge, with this beautifully illustrated, inspirational, and accessible book. 3, 2, 1 ... Ignition! This book will blast you off into space to discover the secrets of our solar sytem, space exploration, the birth and death of stars, and so much more. Young readers will ...Show more
How to Be an Astronaut and Other Space Jobs by Dr. Sheila Kanani
18.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy | Series: How to be a...
Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut, a spaceship engineer or to work at Mission Control? Find out all about space and all the incredible space jobs you could do, from training to be a space chef or designing spacesuits to searching for new planets we could live on, or even blasting into s ...Show more
Space (Everyday STEM Science) by Izzie Clarke
20.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy | Series: Everyday STEM
Discover how space is part of our daily lives with Everyday STEM Science -- Space, filled with facts, stories and experiments to try at home! Everyone knows there are planets and stars and space rocks, but how do these, and everything else in space, affect us on Earth? From the beginning of the universe ...Show more
Destination: The Moon (Space Station Academy) by Sally Spray
25.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy | Series: Space Station Academy
A graphic novel, story-based approach to learning all about our solar system through the fun adventures of the Space Station Academy students and their teacher, Dr Bott. Join the Space Station Academy students on their expedition to the Moon where they'll learn that volcanoes once existed on its surface ...Show more