Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock does so much to inspire young people and this new book will set even more future scientists off on space adventure and discovery.
The big questions she answers are ordered into sections: The Universe, Our Solar System and Humans in Space, and questions range from ‘What is the Milky Way?’ to ‘How do astronauts breathe inside spaceships?’ and ‘What does space smell like?’ The question-and-answer format keeps everything very friendly in tone while packing in information and each section includes activities to try at home too, making the science even more accessible.
Dr Maggie is currently President of the British Science Association so the information is completely up to date as you’d expect, a useful contents list and glossary making it a great resource when you’re looking for a particular piece of information, as well as it being a perfect book to dip into. A great book for space-curious kids.
Award-winning scientist and BBC broadcaster Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE) 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. Publishing in the UK in time for World Space Week (4th-10th October 2022).
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 is currently presenting the new series of 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.
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