Everything Awesome about Space and Other Galactic Facts!
(Everything Awesome)

Author

Mike Lowery

Illustrator

Mike Lowery

Publication Date

October 19, 2021

Genre / Grade Band

Non-fiction / 4^th − 5^th

Language

English

Everything Awesome about Space and Other Galactic Facts! (Everything Awesome)

Hardcover

Description

Blast off into outer space with this ultimate, 128-page book about everything you ever wanted to know about the universe, jam-packed with fun facts, jokes, comics, and more! Did you know that the surface of the sun is hot enough to make diamonds boil? Or that one year on Neptune is 165 Earth years? Or that space is thought to smell like... burnt steak? Find out all this and more, in this comprehensive, hilarious outer space adventure from Mike Lowery!

Perfect for fans of Dog Man who love nonfiction, this is the definitive, go-to book about everything AWESOME you EVER wanted to know about all things outer space. Uncover a wealth of weird, wacky, and wild facts about our universe, from planets to supernovas to space travel and everything in-between, told in Mike Lowery's signature, acclaimed comic style with bright and energetic artwork, fresh framing devices, and hilarious jokes.

This is the go-to book for space enthusiasts that kids will put in their backpacks and obsess over, bridging the gap between encyclopedic nonfiction content and lighter picture book fare, filling the need with a one-stop shop for the legions of 7-10 year olds who want to know absolutely everything there is to know about space.

Publication date

October 19, 2021

Genre

Non-fiction

ISBN-13

9781338359749

Publisher

Orchard Books

Series

Everything Awesome

BISAC categories

JNF051010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
JNF051040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Astronomy

Library of Congress categories

Space and time
Outer space
Astronomy
Stars
Solar system
Galaxies

School Library Journal

Gr 2-6--The third installment in Lowery's "Everything Awesome" series focuses on everything cosmic. Sections include the universe, the solar system, the stars, space rocks, and space exploration. The broadest section--space exploration--includes profiles of prominent figures in space exploration and important space missions amid a hodgepodge of other information. Readers will enjoy the silly jokes and drawing tutorials that are included at the end of the book. The illustrations are out of this world (pun intended) and extremely eye-catching. There are several spreads that include a larger illustration with more information about a single specific topic. Readers will love exploring each page to learn the secrets of the universe. The table of contents is thorough and there is a brief listing of resources that Lowery used to compile the book's information. The one drawback is the reuse of certain space jokes throughout. VERDICT A strong purchase for public and school libraries and for collections where other Lowery offerings are popular.--Kristin Unruh, Siersma Elem. Sch., Warren, MI

Mike Lowery

Mike Lowery is a New York Times bestselling illustrator who has worked on dozens of award-winning books for kids, including The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School, Mac B., Kid Spy series by Mac Barnett, How to Be a T. Rex, and many others. He's also written several books, including the Graphix Chapters Bug Scout series, Everything Awesome About series, Doodle Adventures series of graphic novels, and Random Illustrated Facts: A Collection of Curious, Weird, and Totally Not Boring Things to Know. Visit him online at mikelowery.com.

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