Discover outer space your own way! Open the book to any page, jump forward and back, dig deeper into your favorite topics, and become a Thames & Kosmos Smart Fox!

Set a course through our solar system and beyond, where black holes warp space and glowing gas clouds light up the sky! Explore the big question: could life exist in distant galaxies? Investigate our neighboring planets, marvel at colorful nebulae, and learn about the mysterious beginnings of our universe.

• Hardcover books with 64 pages
• Lots of full-color pictures and short, approachable text entries
• Choose-your-own-path format means you can start on any page and flip back and forth to whatever topics are most interesting
• Modular information on each two-page spread means readers can choose how deeply they want to delve into each topic
• Concise, exciting text encourages readers to go deeper
• Each page offers several different choices of where to read next
• Self-determination adds an element of play and independent learning
• Topics covered include:
  • Astronauts, space stations, satellites, Moon landings, Mars missions, and space junk
  • Distances in space, measuring the universe
  • Star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and black holes
  • The solar system and its planets and moons
  • The birth, life, and death of stars
  • The search for extraterrestrial life