Displaying 1 of 1 2022 Format: Book Author: Jeffers, Oliver, author, illustrator Title: Meanwhile back on Earth : finding our place through time and space : a cosmic view on conflict / with Oliver Jeffers ; all calculations made by astrophysicist Stephen Smartt. Publisher, Date: New York : Philomel Books, 2022. Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm Summary: Merging space travel with a road trip, a father drives all over the solar system at 37mph in order to allow his children to view the conflicts of Earth's history in the rearview mirror. Whether it's only been the 78 years it takes to drive to Venus or the 8,000 it takes to get to Neptune, humans have been fighting each other for small pieces of space on our planet. Subjects: Civilization -- History -- Juvenile fiction. Colonization -- Juvenile fiction. Father and child -- Juvenile fiction. Conflict management -- Juvenile fiction. Space flight -- Juvenile fiction. Interplanetary voyages -- Juvenile fiction. Genre: Science fiction. Picture books. Other Author: Smartt, S. J. (Stephen J.), contributor Notes: First published in the United Kingdom by HarperCollins, 2022. Maps of time and distance on endpapers. "This book is a companion to the art installation Our place in space - an epic scale model of the solar system"--Title page verso. ISBN: 9780008555450 (hardcover) System Availability: 15 Current Holds: 1 # Local items: 15 Control Number: 1960396 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 3 # System items in: 3 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Where is it?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Suggestions and more Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
