Sally Spray is an author of children's non-fiction books. She studied Early Years Education, then an MA in Children's Literature, and worked as a teacher before becoming an art director in children's publishing. Sally lives in the Cotswold countryside, and enjoys daily chats with her chickens, daughters and sometimes her husband, the illustrator Mark Ruffle. Her mission is to find out loads of interesting, really hard to understand stuff and pass it on to her readers as simply and concisely as possible.

• 1: What is out there in space?2: How do I train to be an astronaut?3: How do we get into space?4: Why does the Moon change shape?5: How hot is the Sun?6: Which planets are closest to the Sun?7: What is the Asteroid Belt?8: Which planet has the most moons?9: How do we see what’s in space?10: What are black holes and could we get sucked into one?11: Is there alien life out there?12: What does the future hold for space exploration?13: Many more questions!14: Further information15: Glossary16: Game cards17: Index