This space picture book for kids aged 4-8 tells the thrilling true story of NASA Voyager I's space probe, just in time for its 50th anniversary. From the point of view of Voyager I itself, learn about its creation and adventures with realistic drawings of the probe and awe-inspiring illustrations of the space it travels through. They called me Voyager. They told me I was a space probe. An explorer. I wanted to leap into space and never stop . . . I wanted to go everywhere, see everything! The Voyager I space probe was launched by NASA in 1977 to study Jupiter, Saturn, and beyond . . . it has travelled further in space, and survived longer, than anyone ever thought possible! This exciting picture book brings Voyager I's extraordinary solar system-spanning journey to life, from:
- its creation in NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- its launch in a huge Titan IIIE rocket
- the key features of its build (including the Golden Record in case it ever meets extraterrestrial life!)
- the planets and moons it has photographed on its way to cross the heliosphere.
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Alastair Chisholm is an award-winning children's author and puzzle creator. His books include Orion Lost, Adam-2, I Am Wolf, the Dragon Storm series, The Prince and the Witch and the Thief and the Bears and Inch and Grub. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
You can find him at alastairc.com
Shane Tolentino is a Filipino-American illustrator and former NASA intern at Johnson Space Center. They are the author-illustrator of You Are Going (NASA, 2021), a book for young readers about the Artemis missions. With a BFA in Illustration and a minor in Environmental Studies, they combine these two passions to tell stories about space, the natural world, and human resilience. They live in Chicago.
You can find them at shanetolentino.com