Maggie Aderin, Chelen Ecija, Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Dr Maggie Answers the Big Questions for Young Scientists (Winner of the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2023)
Price: £10.99
Imprint: Buster Books
Publication date: 26/09/2024
ISBN: 9781916763210
Age: 9-11 years
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Buster Reference
Binding: Paperback
Size: 246 x 189 mm
Extent: 128 pages
Illustration: Full colour
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
Imprint: Buster Books
Publication date: 29/09/2022
ISBN: 9781780557540
Age: 9-11 years
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Buster Reference
Binding: Hardback
Size: 246 x 189 mm
Extent: 128 pages
Illustration: Full colour
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
Imprint: Buster Books
Publication date: 29/09/2022
ISBN: 9781780559162
Age: 9-11 years
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Buster Reference
Size: Print Replica (Amazon Ebook)
Extent: 128 pages
Illustration: Full colour
Territorial Rights: World ex EU
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Enquire nowA question-and-answer book unpacking a whole range of fascinating questions about the Universe from ‘Am I made of stardust?’ and ‘Can I land on a comet?’ to ‘Does it rain diamonds on Jupiter?’ and ‘Could I grow plants on other planets?’
This paperback edition also features a brand-new quiz at the back of the book, so readers can put their space knowledge to the test
Written in Dr Maggie’s fun, engaging style, and featuring stunning illustrations by Chelen Ecija and incredible NASA photos, this book brings the wonders of space and science to life for curious kids
Published for the first time in paperback, this is Dr Maggie's second book with Buster Books following on from Dr Maggie's Grand Tour of the Solar System, which published in 2019 to rave reviews, is a BookTrust Pick, and has sold over 60,000 copies in the English language. The hardback edition of Am I Made of Stardust? won the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2023, was nominated for 'Best Children's Non-Fiction Book' at the British Book Awards, and sold over 35,000 copies in the English language
Chelen is an illustrator and a lettering artist based in Madrid, Spain. Painting and lettering are her passions and playing with letterpress type is her hobby. She is also addicted to travelling, eating sunflower seeds and buying new books. She has worked for numerous publishers including Penguin Random House, Scholastic and Hachette.
Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock PhD is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science and demonstrating that you ‘don’t need a brain the size of a small planet’ to understand science. She is a BAFTA-nominated TV presenter, co-hosting the world’s longest-running science television programme The Sky at Night and delivering the 2025 RI Christmas lectures. Maggie also won the Institute of Physics gold medal for exceptional services to science education and physics communication and was made a Dame in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list.
