Astronaut in Training

by Cath Ard, Sarah Lawrence (Illustrator)

Overview

Learn how to become and astronaut in this exciting title! Packed with bitesize information and fun facts about the life of an astronaut, Astronaut in Training will tell you all about space, astronomy, and life on the International Space Station. And for added entertainment, a novelty wheel in the front cover turns to reveal the book's topics, with a surprise extra activity inside the cover.

Simple activities will test your skills and reinforce the information you read in the book. Can you help to repair the ISS on a spacewalk? Or remotely control a Mars rover? Or even spot constellations in the sky? Take a look inside to find out!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780753474426
Publisher:	Kingfisher
Publication date:	09/25/2018
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	1,088,791
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Sarah Lawrence lives and works in Worthing, England with her young daughter, who is a daily source of inspiration. Since graduating in 2006, Sarah has worked in children’s publishing, both in-house and freelance. She creates bright and engaging digital illustrations using Illustrator and Photoshop. In her free time, Sarah loves to paint, play guitar and bake cakes. But not all at once.

Editorial Reviews

2018-09-02

A quick course in the skills and background knowledge an astronaut needs.

With the announcement that "You have been selected for astronaut training," a narrator squires a diverse group of young cartoon figures past sets of small photos of real astronauts in training and larger cartoon views of space and spacecraft, all paired to short explanatory remarks. The course begins with a physical workout, a bit of Russian vocabulary (useful, since astronaut launches are all currently from a Russian base), and a ride on the infamous "Vomit Comet." In no logical order later spreads introduce constellations and the solar system, take trainees on a trip to the moon, survey galaxies, discuss gravity, preview living and working aboard the ISS, and gather eight luminaries including Laika and Stephen Hawking into an astronautical "Hall of Fame." The co-published Scientist in Training puts a similarly diverse group in lab coats and offers glimpses of what scientists study, with introductions to fossils, seasons, the water cycle, physical forces, habitats, the human body, and other STEM fields. Aside from a specious claim in the former volume that there "isn't much gravity in space, so you will float" and in the latter, a slightly misleading claim that scientists "perform exploding experiments," the informational load, though light, is on-target. Both volumes feature inset spinners on the cover, scattered games within, and multiple-choice review quizzes at the end.

Stimulating career guidance for young STEM-winders. (glossary) (Informational picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews