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About the Author:
Nigel Hawkes is a Science Editor of The Times newspaper and author of many children's books on science, technology and space subjects.
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- PublisherOrchard/Watts Group
- ISBN 10 0749647272
- ISBN 13 9780749647278
- BindingPaperback
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