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Astronomy : Out of This World!

by Simon Basher, Dan Green
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Astronomy made cool in hip anime style.

"Astronomy: Out of This World!" is a great read for someone looking to learn about astronomy in a fun and engaging way. The book presents important celestial bodies and concepts in the form of profiles, with each profile containing anime-style portraits and solid scientific information. The combination of style and scientific rigor makes this book stand out from other books on astronomy. Additionally, the super cute poster of the solar system included in the book is a great visual aid to understanding our solar system.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Astronomy : Out of This World!

by Simon Basher, Dan Green
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ISBN: 9780753466179
Authors: Simon Basher, Dan Green
Publisher: Kingfisher
Date of Publication: 2010-12-07
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Science
Related Topics: Astronomy, Education, Space
Goodreads rating: 4.32
(rated by 372 readers)

Description

Basher Astronomy, Out of this World! created and illustrated by Simon Basher, Written by Dan Like a Facebook for the universe, Astronomy gives every important celestial body and concept its own page, where readers can learn its behaviors, likes, and dislikes up close and personal. From the flashy stars to the shadowy and strange objects that hang out like loners at the edges of the universe, no player goes unnoticed. Every profile has a hip anime-style portrait to round out the picture, but make no while the presentation is all style, the science is rock solid. The book includes a super cute poster of the solar system in the back. The universe has never been so cool.
 

Astronomy made cool in hip anime style.

"Astronomy: Out of This World!" is a great read for someone looking to learn about astronomy in a fun and engaging way. The book presents important celestial bodies and concepts in the form of profiles, with each profile containing anime-style portraits and solid scientific information. The combination of style and scientific rigor makes this book stand out from other books on astronomy. Additionally, the super cute poster of the solar system included in the book is a great visual aid to understanding our solar system.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.