Amazing Book of Space
By
Mauri Kunnas
Have you ever wondered what is the Milky Way is? If you can fall into a black hole? or what is the name of the largest planet? This small but information-packed book will tell you the answers to all kinds of questions about space!
The wonders of our solar system – the planets, the Moon, asteroids, and seasons – for the family’s youngest with a thirst for knowledge. Maybe even the older members of the family could learn something?
The Amazing Book of Space is part of the Collection of Little Books of Facts by Mauri Kunnas. These small non-fiction books for pre-schoolers are packed with jolly pictures and real facts in an accessible format. The illustrations are familiar from previously published books by Mauri Kunnas, but the themes and design are new and learning fun facts does not require previous knowledge of the characters.
About the author
Mauri Kunnas (b. 1950) is Finland’s most successful children’s book author today. He has published over 50 books, which have been translated into over 40 languages and sold nearly 10 million copies.His books for children have aroused enormous interest around the world. The best-known book internationally is Santa Claus. The book has been translated into 29 languages and sold nearly two million copies. The sales of all Kunnas translations already exceed 2,5 million copies. Santa Claus is the bestselling Finnish title of all time, and the same Top 20 list included five more Mauri Kunnas titles.Kunnas is also widely aprreciated by adults, particularly for his comics about The Beatles.Mauri Kunnas offers the reader an unparalleled joy of discovery: his brilliantly coloured illustrations are filled with rich and humorous detail. He has an unrivalled gift for taking history and casting it in a new and hilarious way, as well as for giving old stories and legends his own delightful twist. His books always exude an atmosphere which is contagiously warm and happy.“My most important hobby is my drawings and making up stories to go with them – and that’s also my work. I must be a lucky dog to be able to mix the two.”– Mauri Kunnas
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