Sky Explorer: A Young Adventurer's Guide to the Sky by Day and Night - Hardcover

by Elizabeth Jenner (Author), Anja Susanj (Illustrator)

From amazing cloud formations and rainbows to twinkling stars and planets, become an expert sky explorer with this brilliant guide to the wonders of the sky, both by day and night. Wherever you are, whatever the weather, there's always something to see if you look up!

Learn how to tell your cumulonimbus from your contrails, your stars from your satellites, and much more in the beautifully illustrated gazer's guide to the sky by day and by night. Find out what makes the sky blue, the difference between lunar and solar eclipses, and how mirages happen. And even discover how to make a rainbow, create your own lightning, and steer by the stars yourself!

In a handy pocket format with vibrant elastic closer, this book also includes top gazing tips for your adventures, plus a quiz to test your expert explorer knowledge.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Jenner is a writer and editor who has written many nonfiction books for children. She loves to be outdoors as much as possible and seizes every opportunity to get out and about. When not writing or editing, she can mostly be found swimming, walking, or staring up at the sky watching the clouds go by. She is based in London, England.

Anja Susanj was born in the small coastal city of Rijeka, Croatia, where she currently lives and works as a full-time illustrator. She also works as an assistant lecturer in Illustration at the University of Applied Arts in Rijeka. Anja is inspired by whimsical and peculiar, especially those from Slavic lore, as well as by nature and its many storytelling qualities.