The Space Traveller’s Guide: The Outer Planets
The Space Traveller’s Guide: The Outer Planets by Giles Sparrow, published by Hachette Children’s Group on July 10, 2025, is a 32-page exploration designed for young readers. This book offers an engaging overview of the outer planets in our solar system, including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, along with fascinating insights into comets and dwarf planets. It presents key cosmic destinations and highlights notable features such as Saturn’s Dragon Storm and the geysers on Enceladus, making it an informative resource for aspiring space enthusiasts.
Readers will find a blend of scientific facts and humorous cartoons that make complex topics accessible. The book includes practical ‘Traveller’s Tips’ for navigating the extreme conditions of these distant worlds, ensuring that young explorers are well-prepared for their cosmic journey. With its focus on astronomy and space science, The Space Traveller’s Guide: The Outer Planets is an ideal addition to the educational resources for children aged 9 and up, encouraging curiosity about the universe and its wonders.
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Top tips for space travellers! Get to know the outer planets of your solar system in this up-close tour of key cosmic destinations.
The Space Traveller’s Guide: The Outer Planets is a personal tour of the gassy and icy planets furthest from the Sun – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune – plus a pit-stop among the comets, several amazing moons and even a look beyond the planets to the Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud and of course the dwarf planets! Learn the unmissable formations at each location, from Saturn’s Dragon Storm to the snow-spewing geysers on the surface of the moon Enceladus. Includes ‘Traveller’s Tips’ for surviving extreme conditions in each spot, and don’t miss the real-life tour photos at the back!
The Space Traveller’s Guide series is the perfect one-stop-shop for space lovers, brought to you by expert astronomy and physics author Giles Sparrow. It includes astounding facts to inspire young space-travel hopefuls, plus humorous cartoons to draw them through the pages, and presents key science learning in an accessible format for readers aged 9 and up.
Contents list, The Outer Planets: The outer solar system / Jupiter / Io / Europa / Ganymede and Callisto / Saturn / Ringed wonder / Saturn’s moons / Uranus / Neptune / Comets / Beyond the planets / Tour snapshots / Glossary / Resources / Index
The series includes: Earth and the Inner Planets, The Outer Planets, The Sun and Stars and Space Exploration
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