Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 5:30 pmPress Release: Oratia Books

Thereis no better way to fathom the immensity and mysteries ofthe universe than by following a map and few space mapscan compete in simplicity, colour and lucidity with thoseput together in Space Maps: Your Tour of theUniverse, a beautifully illustrated large-size book foryoung readers released in New Zealand this week by OratiaBooks.

Originated in Italy with a true world outlook(the maps display views from the Southern Hemisphere as wellas North), Space Maps is an irresistible invitationto outer space. This gorgeous English-language edition drawson the latest discoveries of astronomy to take children tothe farthest reaches of the universe. It balances a mixtureof circular maps and flat maps of the Solar System and thegalaxies beyond.

The book is organised into fiveparts, answering key questions:

What do we seewith our naked eye?

Where are we in theuniverse?

What are the other planetslike?

What do modern telescopes see?

Where is the sky studied from?

From ancient views ofthe sky to the International Space Station, Earth to Plutoand Crab Nebulae to space suits, Space Maps has theuniverse covered. The book is part of a very popularinternational series originated by Italian publisher DalcEdizioni that includes Food Atlas, also published inNew Zealand by Oratia Books.

Lara Albanese is an award-winning author ofover 20 books about science for children. She is professorof physics at the Universit degli Studi di Parma, Italy.Tommaso Vidus Rosin is the illustrator of numerous books forchildren and adults. He also lives inParma.

Space Maps: Your Tour of theUniverse by Lara Albanese, illustrated byTommaso Vidus Rosin.

Published in New Zealand byOratia Books

ISBN: 978-0-947506-68-1 | RRP $39.99HB

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