Amelia Marshall is an avid reader and writer of children's books. She has worked in primary education and publishing for over 10 years. As well as specialising in fairy tale twists and retellings she loves to write playful rhymes. As a parent of a toddler son, she saw an opportunity to create a unique rhyming picture book set combining photographic and illustrative elements and came up with four books in Digger and Friends (Digger's Busy Day, Tractor's FarmYard Fun, Big Truck's Road Adventure & Emergency! Emergency!).

• 1: The WOW of space!2: In space no one can hear you scream!3: Mars is as cold as the South Pole!4: Some stars can explode!5: Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined6: The Milky Way eats other galaxies7: Uranus is the only planet on its side8: Venus' day is longer than its year!9: In space, liquid always forms a sphere10: There's no wind on the moon11: Falling into a black hole can turn you into spaghetti12: Astronauts can grow in space13: Some planets are just big balls of gas14: Glossary and Index