Space, stars and the solar system Books

Grab your pens and pencils and start your own LEGO® Star Wars™ adventure! From galactic heroes and villains, to awesome starships, droids and aliens, this book is packed with fun activities and epic scenes to colour! Use your imagination and create your...

A fun, fast-paced story filled with facts about the solar system, doubling as the perfect celebration of grandparents and grandchildren. Billy's grandfather is a retired astronaut who likes to take Billy on trips around planet Earth. But when the ship's...

Grandparents take centre stage in this charming tale as a young boy and his grandfather let their imaginations take flight for an afternoon of space exploration, with beautiful artwork from Hannah Coulson. High quality cream paper and a special easy to...

Soar through the night sky with this beautifully illustrated atlas of the stars.Explore constellations and find out about the bright stars that form them, in this beautifully illustrated book for children. Astronomer Tom Kerss introduces the...

With a unique glow-in-the dark tactile book cover that recreates the cratered surface of the moon, DISCOVERING PLANETS AND MOONS is the ultimate guide to the most fascinating features of our solar system.Blast off into outer space with DISCOVERINGS...

The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers.This is the ideal resource for beginners and experienced stargazers in the United States and Canada, and has been updated to include new and practical information covering events occurring in North...

Save the universe in the awesome and hilarious new space-themed adventure series from bestselling authors Katie and Kevin Tsang! Suzie Wen LOVES gadgets and inventing things – but her inventions don’t always turn out how she expects . . . And when Suzie...

The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers.A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January–December 2023. Diagrams drawn for the latitude of...

How big is space, where does it end, and more thought-provoking questions. The questions in this book were curated by the staff at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in London, to address all the most common - and a few uncommon - things that children...

For thousands of years, the Moon has been the one thing in the night sky that everyone anywhere on our planet recognises. Trace the story of the Moon around the world and through history, from ancient legends about its creation, to its first sighting...

From atoms to black holes, the composition of stars, Earth’s orbit, and more, this educational book explains astrophysics to the youngest scientists. ABCs of Astrophysics is written by an expert to help break down difficult vocabulary and ideas, and is...

A collection of amazing random access facts exploring the marvels of outer space. You'll never guess how many stars there are in the universe, who the first astronauts were, or why sunsets are blue on Mars! Discover the answers to these and all sorts of...

Use over 300 stickers to complete 22 awesome aliens and space warriors. Build 22 of the galaxy's fiercest warriors and most awesome aliens in this exciting activity book. From giant aliens that crackle with lightning to time-travellers and mysterious...

A thrilling and captivating retelling of one of history’s most famous space missions, publishing to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13’s fateful launch. April 1970: Apollo 13 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It should...

An illustrated tour of our incredible Solar System Blast off on a journey deep into our incredible Solar System. Turn pages, peek through holes and lift flaps to discover the secrets of planets, moons and the Sun. Visit rocky planet Mars, fly through an...

Save the universe in the awesome and hilarious space-themed adventure series from bestselling authors Katie and Kevin Tsang! Suzie Wen LOVES gadgets and inventing things – but her inventions don’t always turn out how she expects . . . And after a...

One of the most iconic characters in children’s literatureHergé’s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most recognisable characters in children’s books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans...

 Get ready to blast off on a fun-filled, fast-paced adventure that’s out of this world! It’s the inaugural Milky Way Space Race and teams from around the world converge on race host, Misty Space Station, to compete.  When billionaire...

Age range 8 to 14How do we measure the universe? How do our bodies repair themselves when we are ill? What species will exist on Earth in a million years' time?Discover the answers to these questions and a lot more in The Great Australian Science Book...

Travel with Star (the Sun) as her light zips across 150 million kilometres of space from her home to Earth, where she ripens crops, keeps us warm, creates weather and reveals a waking world full of life.With rich language and enchanting art, Shine, Star,...

Age range 8 to 12Get ready for lift-off on a Martian adventure! Have you ever imagined living on another planet? How to Survive on Mars explores whether we could live on this rocky planet, deep in the solar system. But with no air to breathe, water to...

Suitable for children ages 6-8You have received a crate of rare space objects from around the world, and it’s up to you to place them in the correct rooms! Follow the instructions to create five amazing pop-ups and assemble the objects in a series of...

Lonely Planet Kids’ Amazing Night Sky Atlas, the follow up to our bestselling Amazing World Atlas, looks upwards to the skies for a fun- and fact-packed guide to astronomy. Featuring a mixture of photography and illustration, this hardcover book...

Blast off into the cosmos with the latest title in the popular ‘How Things Work’ series which includes How Cities Work, How Airports Work, How Trains Work and How Ships Work – books that reveal the inner workings of familiar places and vehicles.Featuring...

To infinity and beyond! This out-of-the-world adventure takes young explorers on a voyage of discovery across the universe. From the first satellites to the Moon landings, and from Mars rovers to the possible colonisation of other planets, this handy...

Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Blast off! Having survived some of the scariest destinations on Earth in The Daredevil's Guide to Dangerous Places, Eddie and Junko are off on another epic adventure - this time to outer space. Join our intergalactic...

Companion book to the Little Leonardo Fascinating World of series featuring basic concepts about what astronomers do and all things space. Join author Sarafina Nance, a real-life astrophysicist and one of Forbes magazine "30 inspirational women," as she...

Learn with your toddler from A to Z all about the Universe and what can be found within it. A fascinating collection of illustrations for young readers featuring scientifically accurate and super colorful scenes of what there is to see and learn about in...

Launch out of this world with an exciting adventure into the unknown that includes 52 die-cut, full-color fact cards featuring bright illustrations of planets, galaxies, stars, space missions, and more.Fandex Kids: Space takes readers on a journey to...

It’s no wonder the Paint by Sticker Kids series has skyrocketed in sales and now has over 3 million copies in print. What better fun, creative, screen-free, and mess-free activity is there – especially when families are spending more time at home?...

Welcome to outer space!Blast off with hundreds of stickers featuring colorful planets, swirling black holes, explosive supernovas, sleek spacecraft, and many brave astronauts—including Laika, the first dog in space! Plus go on a mission to Mars, create a...

The definitive book on the James Webb Space Telescope, including its most stunning images to date, written by space expert Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock.Despite the huge advances in space technology in recent decades, much of the universe still remains a...

Let’s learn fun facts about our friend, the moon, together in two languages!Our Moon is a bilingual English and Cantonese book that teaches young readers about the moon – what it is and its relationship with Earth. Did you know that the moon is actually...

Let’s learn fun facts about our friend, the moon, together in two languages!Our Moon is a bilingual English and Mandarin Chinese book that teaches young readers about the moon – what it is and its relationship with Earth. Did you know that the moon is...

Let’s learn fun facts about our friend, the moon, together in two languages!Our Moon is a bilingual English and Mandarin Chinese book that teaches young readers about the moon – what it is and its relationship with Earth. Did you know that the moon is...

The real-life Cinderella story of the very first professional woman astronomer—Caroline Herschel!Comet Chaser is the thrilling and beautifully illustrated biography of a woman who made a lifetime of incredible contributions to science. She was the first...

Will Jakeman is the inventor of the world-famous Marvellous Mechanimals – brilliant mechanical animals that defend people from all the dangerous creatures that inhabited their home. At the ripe old age of 99 and three quarters, Will decides he must try...

Take a thrilling journey to the Red Planet. Find out how to get there, where to settle, and how to survive.No one has ever been to Mars. It is between 35 million and 250 million miles away, depending on the calendar. But Space scientists are developing a...

Perfect for curious little minds, this nonfiction board book teaches young readers all about outer space through question-and-answer text! Tell me why the sun goes down. What happens to its light?The sun stays put! It’s Earth that spins, creating day...

Get ready for lift-off and journey through outer space with Future Genius: The Solar System! Explore our cosmic backyard through awesome videos, brain teasers, quizzes, experiments, puzzles, sudoku, and so much more. This book includs amazing pictures...

‘Mind-expanding and hilarious!’ Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series.This hilarious new illustrated series will make you laugh-out-loud AND grow your brain. Perfect for readers age 8+ and fans of Diary of a Wimpy...

Zoom into space for an exhilarating journey through the Solar System and beyond.Land on the Moon, visit the International Space Station, take a space walk, and tour the planets in this fact-filled guide to the galaxy! Watch out for space junk and...

Get ready for a hilarious out-of-this-world adventure for readers aged 8+ – this is the perfect new series for fans of Tom Gates, Andy Griffiths and Star Wars! Illustrated throughout by the brilliantly funny Katie Abey.It’s the year 2525, and...

Uncover the science behind the beautiful and vast array of natural events that make the sky glow all over the world in this enlightening nonfiction picture book.Sunrises and lightning storms, rainbows and volcanoes, meteors and eclipses—these beautiful,...

From the author of the bestselling This Little series comes the first in a new line of board books about the science behind everyday things—this one about things that fly!Show little ones how big vehicles work and introduce the inventors behind them...

The fourth book in a SUPER (like, actually, with powers and stuff) new series for readers aged 7+  from the amazingly talented illustrator and author Sophy Henn! Brimming with Sophy's hilarious illustrations, this is the perfect read for fans...

Get set for the new hilarious out-of-this-world adventure series for readers aged 8+ – this is the perfect new series for fans of Tom Gates, David Solomons and Star Wars! Highly illustrated throughout by the brilliantly funny Katie Abey. Mum...

Explore the universe and learn about the science and history of space discovery in this educational and interactive guide!    Humans have always sought to push the boundaries of discovery, exploring not only Earth but the universe beyond...