Planetarium Activity Book

Description

Following the incredible Planetarium, Chris Wormell returns with a companion activity book. Bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles, this book offers hours of entertainment to artists and space lovers. Beautiful and inspiring, the myriad activities in this book challenge the reader to discover something new and use their imagination to draw , decorate and design on every pull-out page.

RAMAN PRINJA is Professor of Astrophysics at University College London, where he specialises in massive stars, star formation and the evolution of galaxies. He is a multiple winner of UCL faculty and department teaching awards. Raman is keen to bring the subject of astronomy to a wider audience and has written several successful books on the subject, including Night Sky Watcher which was shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2015. Chris Wormell is a self-taught engraver and celebrated printmaker. He creates his timeless illustrations using wood engraving and linocut, as well as digital engraving working with tablet and computer. Chris has written and illustrated many children's books and most recently gained recognition for the cover illustration of the award-winning bestselling H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald, as well as for Philip Pullman's La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One.

The activity book is the perfect accompaniment for space-crazy kids who love testing out their knowledge, or taking part in loads of different activities and fun puzzles. Again, in a smaller format, this one's perfect for taking with you on holiday to brush up on your space knowledge and astronaut skills. * Read it Daddy * Following the incredible Planetarium, Chris Wormell's Planetarium companion activity book offers hours of entertainment to artists and space lovers. Beautiful and inspiring, the myriad activities in this book challenge the reader to discover something new and use their imagination to draw, decorate and design on every pull-out page. Bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles, this carefully crafted book, published by Big Picture Press in association with the Science Museum, offers hours of enjoyment to space fans young and old. The wide variety of activities, including creating your own constellation, finding your way through a space maze and drawing a spacecraft heading to Mars, challenges young readers to discover something new and use their imagination to draw, decorate and design. The good quality paper and wonderfully intricate artwork ensure that this big, bold book will help to inspire a new generation of space explorers. * Northern Regional Newspapers *