How to survive Middle School
Daniele Nicastro
15 Questions. How long is a light year? – vol. 9
Non-Fiction
The book that explains everything about the universe
What was the Big Bang? Why are black holes black? Are all planets the same? And what’s a light-year, exactly? With How Long Is a Light-Year?, young readers explore space and time through 15 essential questions about galaxies, stars, gravity, and the mysteries of the cosmos. From what we know to what we still don’t, this book invites curious minds on a thrilling cosmic journey — with clarity, wonder, and humour.
- From black holes to star maps, a fresh take on the questions kids (and adults!) really ask about space.
- With the expertise of astrophysicist Raffaella Schneider.
From the same series: What’s Money For?, What’s Inside My Head?, Is Today Already Yesterday?, Can Trees Talk?, Is There Anyone Up There?, How’s Our Planet Doing?, Are We All Gonna Become Robots?, Are We Perfect Machines?, Why Do I Like You?, Do Fish Dream?, Do You Understand Me When I Talk?, What’s The Earth Made Of?, What’s Beauty?
Publisher:
Il Castoro
Target:
10+
Year:
2022
Author
Pierdomenico Baccalario
Pierdomenico Baccalario has been writing children’s novels since 1997, when he won the Il Battello a Vapore literary prize with La strada del Guerriero (The Way of the Warrior) using his neighbour’s name. Since then, his bestsellers have been written under as many pseudonyms (the best known being Ulysses Moore and Irene Adler), translated into more than thirty languages and published with major Italian and foreign publishers. He has collaborated with Lucca Comics & Games for more than twenty years, has written for Repubblica, and is a columnist for the newspaper Corriere della Sera’s La Lettura literary supplement. In 2014, he founded the Book on a Tree creative agency in London.
Author
Federico Taddia
A writer, presenter, TV author and populariser, Federico Taddia collaborates with Topolino, Rai, Radio24 and La Stampa. One of his passions has always been to use the right words to tell the youngest everything that scientists study, look for and discover. He has written books with Margherita Hack, Telmo Pievano, Elisa Palazzi and Antonella Viola. With Teste Toste he won the Andersen Prize for the best science series for girls and boys and with Virus Game he won the Piccolo Galileo prize.
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