by Dominic Walliman (Author), Ben Newman (Illustrator)
Blast off with this new edition in the first book in the best selling Professor Astro Cat series! Featuring updated details about how rockets work, recent missions to Mars, space junk, and black holes.
"Conducted by a cat in a retro-futuristic space suit, this tour of the solar system and beyond earns style points for both its illustrations and its selection of "Factoroids."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Cute characters (such as the titular Professor Astro Cat and his assistant Astro Mouse) give a humorous, conversational tone to this nonfiction book's information about space, our solar system, and changing space exploration technology. Like the text, the book's browsable layout encourages readers to keep exploring. Overall, a great book to nurture interest in and wonder at the infinite possibilities of space."
-The Horn Book "Both modern in its scientific spirit and with a sensibility modeled after the delightful mid-century children's books from the Golden Age of space exploration, it tickles young readers - as well as their space-enchanted parents - into precisely that "palpable zest to make contact with the cosmos."
-Brain Pickings
Professor Astro Cat is the smartest cat in the alley. He's got a degree in just about every discipline under the sun! Speaking of the sun, he happens to be specialist on that too, and Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space will tell you everything that there could be to know about our star, our planet, our solar system, our galaxy, our universe, and many more new insights into the ever-developing science of space and the outer reaches of the universe! The professor's made sure of that; he's a fastidious little feline! Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space also explores topics such as gravity, extraterrestrial life, time, and many other fascinating subjects that will take you and your children on a journey to the very frontiers of space!Back Jacket
Professor Astro is the smartest cat in the alley - so much so, that he's got a degree in just about any discipline under the Sun! Speaking of the Sun, he happens to be a specialist on that, too. Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space will tell you everything about our star, our planet, our solaar system, our galaxy and the Universe that there could be to know. He's made sure of that - he's a fastidious little feline!
A treasurable work of non-fiction...a picture book of unusual muted elegance.
-Sunday TimesAuthor Biography
Dominic Walliman is a YouTuber and a non-fiction children's book author. He has a popular YouTube channel called Domain of Science and he writes the award winning Professor Astro Cat science books for children. Dominic grew up in Cheltenham UK, gained a PhD in quantum device physics from The University of Birmingham and worked for several years in the quantum computing industry in Canada.
Ben Newman is an award-winning illustrator who has racked up an impressive list of clients including Penguin, the BBC, and the New York Times, amongst many others.
Number of Pages: 80
Dimensions: 0.5 x 11.6 x 11.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: February 15, 2022
