Astronomy Books & Charts

Join Snoopy and the beloved Peanuts gang on an out-of-this-world adventure that makes learning about space fun and accessible for young readers. This charming graphic novel by Charles M. Schulz blends humor, imagination, and astronomy concepts, perfect for inspiring a lifelong love of the stars in kids of all ages.

‘Thrilling … High-definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘This book is a triumph’ DAN SNOW
9.07 a.m., April 12, 1961. A top-secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny capsule on top of the Soviet Union’s most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile – originally designed to carry a nuclear warhead – and blasts into the skies. His name is Yuri Gagarin and he is about to make history.

Travelling at almost 18,000 miles per hour – ten times faster than a rifle bullet – Gagarin circles the globe in just 106 minutes. While his launch begins in total secrecy, within hours of his landing he has become a world celebrity – the first human to leave the planet.

If you want to build a sky-watching kit or change your room into a small universe, this book will take you on a journey that is out-of-this-world!

A guidebook for beginning amateur astronomers, Turn Left at Orion provides all the information you need to observe the Moon, the planets and a whole host of celestial objects.

The perfect gift for the artistic astronomer! 

This classic star atlas is ideal for both beginning astronomers and more experienced observers worldwide.