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About this book
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!
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1 Stargazing
- 2 Taking a closer look
- 3 Flying through space
- 4 Moon mission
- 5 A passion for planets
- 6 Killer asteroids and doomsday comets
- 7 Star stuff
- 8 Galloping galaxies
- 9 Spacewarp
- 10 Beyond the Big Bang
- 11 Staying alive
- 12 The trouble with aliens
- Quiz answers
- Top 200 tecnical terms
- Thanks