As young readers turn the pages of this stunningly illustrated mystery puzzle book they discover the marvels of the solar system. The story follows the daring quest of amateur astronomer Izzy Surespark who joins rocket enthusiast Norbet Crane in search of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. Together with Comet the dog they blast off in their homemade spacecraft cruising through space in a series of hair-raising adventures. Each page features an amazingly life-like image of the solar system with fact boxes detailing important information about the heavenly bodies shown in the main illustration. A short comic strip shows a hilarious episode from Izzy and Norbet's flight taking forward both the story and the search for alien clues. Space Explorer Atlas is an exciting and witty mystery adventure story with informative text about space. The combination of lifelike and imaginative comic-book styles keeps a clear boundary between fact and fiction while the game element will keep youngsters keen to turn the pages in the hunt for clues.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a comic book. This book was published 1999 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

SAVIOUR PIROTTA is the award-winning author of over one hundred fiction and nonfiction books for children. His works have been translated into 28 languages. Originally from Malta, he now lives in England. LEO HARTAS has been illustratting professionally for over 20 years and has developed a range of skills and talents in traditional illustration and digital painting. He has worked for a number of different publishers including BBC Worldwide, Walker Books, Macmillan's Children's Books, Random House and QED. Richard Platt is a renowned non-fiction writer, whose previous titles include Pirate Diary which won the 2002 Kate Greenaway Medal. To visit Richard's website click here