Meanwhile back on Earth finding our place through time and space
Merging space travel with a road trip, a father drives all over the solar system at 37mph in order to allow his children to view the conflicts of Earth's history in the rearview mirror. Whether it's only been the 78 years it takes to drive to Venus or the 8,000 it takes to get to Neptune,...
| Main Author: | Jeffers, Oliver (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Philomel Books ,
2022.
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| Summary: |
Merging space travel with a road trip, a father drives all over the solar system at 37mph in order to allow his children to view the conflicts of Earth's history in the rearview mirror. Whether it's only been the 78 years it takes to drive to Venus or the 8,000 it takes to get to Neptune, humans have been fighting each other for small pieces of space on our planet. |
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| Item Description: |
"This book is a companion to the art installation Our place in space -- an epic scale model of the solar system. The 10km sculpture trail was developed by Oliver Jeffers, astrophysicist Professor Stephen Smartt, and the Nerve Centre and creative partners, as part of the UNBOXED program funded by the UK government"--Colophon. First published in the United Kingdom by HarperCollins, 2022. "Finding our place through time and space; a cosmic view on conflict" -- jacket. Maps of time and distance on endpapers. |
| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780593621523 0593621522 9780593622148 0593622146 |
| Author Notes: |
He writes and illustrates picture books. His debut book, How to Catch a Star, was published in 2004 and won a Merit Award at the CBI/Bisto Book of Year Awards. His second book, Lost and Found, won the Gold Award at Nestle Children's Book Prize and was developed into an animated short film, which has received over sixty awards including a BAFTA for Best Animated Short Film. His other books include The Incredible Book Eating Boy, The Great Paper Caper, Up and Down, Stuck, This Moose Belongs to Me, Once upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All Letters, The Hueys series and A Child of Books. He has won numerous awards including the Smarties Award, Irish Book of the Year, The Blue Peter Book of the Year, and the 2017 Academy of British Cover Design Award in the Children's category. (Bowker Author Biography) |