Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Chelen Ecija
Space-themed mazes, maths games and more
Price: £7.99
Imprint: Buster Books
Publication date: 05/06/2025
ISBN: 9781916763265
Age: 9-11 years
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Activity & Puzzles
Binding: Paperback
Size: 280 x 216 mm
Extent: 48 pages
Illustration: Full colour
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
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Enquire nowPacked with over 30 puzzles themed around astronaut skills and space exploration. Topics include astronaut training, life on the International Space Station, spacecraft, and past and future space missions
Each activity is accompanied by a fascinating, bite-sized fact about the topic in question, so readers can learn loads of cool stuff about space as they puzzle their way through the book
All the facts are provided by Dr Maggie and written in her engaging and fun style
The beautifully illustrated puzzles allow the reader to feel immersed in the world of outer space and bring this STEM subject to life in an interactive way
Building on the success of Dr Maggie’s Grand Tour of the Solar System, which was published in 2019 to rave reviews, is a BookTrust Pick and has sold over 60,000 copies in the English language, and Am I Made of Stardust?, which won the Royal Society Young People's Book Award 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 Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock 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. Maggie is committed to inspiring new generations of astronauts, engineers and scientists through her 'Tours of the Universe'. She shares the wonders of space, and has given these talks to over 60,000 people across the globe. Her programme Do We Really Need the Moon? (BBC 2), which explored our intimate relationship with the moon, showed just that. The programme earned Maggie the Talkback Thames new talent award at the prestigious Women in Film and TV Awards in December 2011. She went on to present a follow up Do We Really Need Satellites? (also BBC 2) and was one of the Scientists on Channel 4’s Brave New World as well as regular stints on The One Show. She currently presents The Sky At Night on BBC 4 and Mini Stargazing for CBeebies. In 2009, Maggie was appointed an MBE for her services to science and education.
