Dom Conlon – Meet Matilda, Rocket Builder

Description

Going to the Moon is SO last century, so how difficult can it be-even for a ten-year-old-to follow in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong and the Apollo astronauts? Meet Matilda, the girl who’ll give it her best shot to learn everything she needs to learn in order to get there herself. From how to pee in zero-g to why pizzas won’t take you up and up away, this is science for the curious! Told as a journey of discovery, it’s full of easy-to-understand facts about air pressure, escape velocities, coding, and falling around the Earth, in a way which will inspire the next generation of moon walkers.

‘A must read for all aspiring rocket scientists, engineers and those who dream big’ Dallas Campbell, TV presenter

‘A joyous mix of science, history and story that will inspire young readers to reach for the stars’ Christopher Edge, author of Space Oddity

About the Author

Dom Conlon is the author of the Carnegie and Greenaway-nominated Wild Wanderers series for Graffeg (illustrated by Anastasia Izlesou), the Carnegie and Greenaway-nominated This Rock That Rock for Troika (illustrated by Viviane Schwarz), the highly acclaimed Meet Matilda series for UCLan Publishing (illustrated by Heidi Cannon), Welcome to Wild Town for Otter-Barry Books (with AF Harrold, illustrated by Korky Paul), and Out There in the Wild for Macmillan Publishing (with Nicola Davies and James Carter, illustrated by Diane Catchpole). Behind the scenes, he’s written lots of books for Ladybird and Puffin, as well as contributing to numerous poetry anthologies and magazines including The Caterpillar, The Big Amazing Poetry Book, Watcher In The Skies, Shaping the World, Wonder, Spaced Out, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, and many more. Dom has appeared at festivals across the country including YALC and Hay, as well as being a frequent guest on BBC Radio.