Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Am I Made of Stardust?

Dr Maggie Answers the Big Questions for Young Scientists (Winner of the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2023)

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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)

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Summary:

Award-winning scientist and BBC broadcaster Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is here to answer all the questions curious kids will ever have about the Universe.

How long would it take me to fly to a star? What would happen if I fell inside a black hole? Would I get a phone signal in space? From whether there are rainbows on other planets to what dinner tastes like on the International Space Station, this book is packed full of fabulous facts, mind-blowing insights and engaging explanations from the renowned space scientist. Written in Dr Maggie’s fun, accessible style, and featuring out-of-this-world illustrations throughout, it’s guaranteed to bring the wonders of space and science to life for young readers.

Also Available:
Dr Maggie's Grand Tour of the Solar System – 9781780555751

Sales points:

  • A 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

About the Author:

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock PhD is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a general audience and demonstrating that you ‘don’t need a brain the size of a small planet’ to understand, participate in and enjoy science. She studied at Imperial College London, where she obtained her degree in Physics and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. She has spent her career making novel, bespoke instrumentation in both the industrial and academic environments including working on the James Webb Space Telescope and various satellite monitoring climate change. To further share her passion for science, in 2004 Maggie founded Science Innovation Ltd. Through this company she conducts public engagement activities, sharing her love of space and encouraging underrepresented communities to take up STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. To date Maggie has directly spoken to well over 600,000 people around the world. As well as public speaking she is a Bafta-nominated TV presenter, co-hosting the world’s longest-running science television program The Sky at Night. She is also an author, and her recent children’s book Am I Made of Stardust? won the Royal Society book prize. Maggie also won the Institute of Physics gold medal for exceptional services to science education and physics communication; she was the President of the British Science Association and is the current Chancellor of the University of Leicester. She was made a Dame in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list.

About the Illustrator:

Chelen Ecija

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.

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