Examines the planet Earth, discussing its surface, orbit, atmosphere, landscape, core, and living organisms.

Earth is a strange and alluring place. There are those who visit it. Those who abandon it. And those who spend their entire lives just trying to understand it. Within these pages lies twenty curious tales that will take you on a journey through space, time, and reality. What do a seventeen-foot-tall traveler, a sinister government factory in the middle of nowhere, a hollow tree used for monthly meetings, and a mysterious hotel with a spectral staff all have in common? Read on, brave adventurer, and perhaps you'll find the answers.

'Travel is the departure from ones little pond. It is the bold renouncement of the petty comforts that hold us prisoner. It is a movement away from the known towards the unknown and unimaginable. Travel is expansion, widening, opening-up...''

Examines the planet Earth, discussing its surface, orbit, atmosphere, landscape, core, and living organisms.

If you could, would you travel away from Earth? Let this book make you an astronaut and take you on a space trek there!

Like Doctor Who? You'll LOVE the new action-packed adventure by Ali Sparkes - winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award! Imagine you are the only survivor from another planet. You've spent ten years on a spaceship learning how to be human, and now the end of your journey is in sight . . . All you have to do is land safely, convince the earthlings that you're a real teenager, and start your new life on Earth. No problem. Except that the killer alien responsible for wiping out your people has hitched a lift. And it's just a matter of time before it starts on the human race . . .

When an alien offers HAL JORDAN a superpowered ring, he becomes the new GUARDIAN OF EARTH.

A Soccer fan watches a live broadcast of a game being played halfway around the world. A meteorologist studies photos of a hurricane developing out at sea. Astronomers observe evidence of a black hole millions of light years from Earth. What do all these people have in common? They are using satellites. From entertainment to communications to science, satellites have become a part of our lives. Learn all the amazing facts about satellites in this fast-packed peek into the future of science. Book jacket.