Dr Maggie's Grand Tour of the Solar System

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The introduction provides an excellent overview of the Solar System as well as introducing Dr Maggie as the tour guide.An inspiring woman full of knowledge ready to ensure there is a new generation of astronauts, scientists and astrophysicists! This mind-blowing book invites readers to join BBC presenter, renowned space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE) on an epic journey through the Solar System - visiting planets, moons, asteroids and satellites, and travelling to places where no human has been before. 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.

Overcoming Dyslexia to study at Imperial College, she obtained her degree in Physics and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. As well as fronting The Sky at Night, Maggie has appeared in numerous programmes including Stargazing Live and Doctor Who Confidential. This is like an enhanced glossary with information set out clearly and accessibly, including a really useful list of ‘space words’, to which I referred regularly as I read the book. This non-fiction text is presented as a ‘grand tour’ that children are invited to go on at the start of the book.This book breaks down some really complicated science into bitesize chunks that children can process and use.

For Art Prints please allow 5 working days for unframed prints and 15 working days for framed prints/ stretched canvas. Discover how we could live on Mars, learn about the hunt for a mysterious super-Earth, have a snowball fight on Mercury, climb the tallest mountain in the Solar System and much, much more. This marvellous exploration of the history, design, engineering, technology and innovation of car-making is essential reading for any child with an interest in cars. She already has another book by this author which loves and I’m sure she’ll enjoy this one even though it is held out to be for 8-11 year olds. This mind-blowing book invites readers to join BBC presenter and renowned space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE) on an epic journey through the Solar System - visiting planets, moons, asteroids and satellites, and travelling to places where no human has been before.This book is designed for the younger audience but as someone involved in astronomy out reach with school children, I find it a great teaching aid. She is currently presenting the new series of The Sky At Night on BBC 4 and Mini Stargazing for CBeebies. From spotting solar flares on the Sun to exploring objects at the edge of the icy Oort Cloud, this fun, action-packed title leaves no question unanswered and no meteorite unturned. The programme earned Maggie the Talkback Thames new talent award at the prestigious Women in Film and TV Awards in December 2011. Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc.

Her hugely successful academic career, commitment to exploring all things to do with space and her abilities to communicate complex ideas to children, are all evident in this book.

Join BBC presenter and renowned space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock on an epic journey through the Solar System - visiting planets, moons, asteroids and satellites, all the way to the Oort Cloud. While doing this she has toured the UK speaking to inner-city schools inspiring the next generation of physicists. She has thought hard about ways to convey complex physics to young children in an understandable and fun way.