Written by Cynthia Pratt Nicolson and Paulette Bourgeois, and illustrated by Bill Slavin, this books teaches readers to make their own telescope, make a two-stage balloon rocket, make moon craters, look at the sun safely, and cook with the sun’s rays. “The Jumbo Book of Space” answers questions about the secrets of the universe and travels back in time with space stories from the past. It also tells about the latest discoveries in the ongoing exploration of space. Launch date: April 2007.