I Wonder Why Stars Twinkle: And Other Questions About Space

The bestselling I Wonder Why series has the answers to all the questions you’ve ever wanted to ask about the natural world, history, space, and more!

What are stars made of? How hot is the Sun? Which planet’s moons look like potatoes? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this fascinating question-and-answer book all about space. Information is presented in bite-sized nuggets, making it ideal for dipping in and out.

Colorful illustrations by award-winning artist Marie-Ève Tremblay bring space to life, from amazing alien planets to incredible rockets. This is the ideal book for kids who are curious about the mysteries of the universe.

Other titles in the I Wonder Why series include The Sea Is Salty, The Sun Rises and Camels Have Humps.

Carole Stott has written more than twenty books on astronomy and space including Kingfisher Knowledge: Stars and Planets, I Wonder Why: Stars Twinkle and Astronomy. Before turning to full-time writing, she was curator and then the head of the observatory at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England.

Marie-Ève Tremblay is an award-winning illustrator based in Montreal, Canada. She finds inspiration for her work in her trips abroad, in nature and encounters in everyday life. She has illustrated numerous children's books as well as for magazines and television.