{"product_id":"space-station-academy-8-books-collection-set-sally-spray-ages-7-9-paperback","title":"Space Station Academy 8 Books Collection Set by Sally Spray - Ages 7-9 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDestination Venus\u003cbr\u003e\nDestination Mercury\u003cbr\u003e\nDestination Earth\u003cbr\u003e\nDestination Mars\u003cbr\u003e\nDestination Jupiter\u003cbr\u003e\nDestination Saturn\u003cbr\u003e\nDestination Uranus\u003cbr\u003e\nDestination Neptune\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wayland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ages 7-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nBlast off with the Space Station Academy 8 Books Collection Set by Sally Spray, a bright and energetic graphic-novel style series that takes young readers on a whistle-stop tour of the Solar System. Following a class of student astronauts and their robot teacher Dr Bott, each paperback delivers an action-packed mission to a different planet, blending comic-strip storytelling with genuine science facts. It's an ideal gift set for space-mad seven to nine year olds, reluctant readers, and classroom science corners alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Space Station Academy series follows a lively group of students as they train and travel across the Solar System under the guidance of their teacher, Dr Bott. Told in a fast-paced, illustrated, story-based format, each of the eight books focuses on a single destination, mixing genuine planetary science with playful adventure so big ideas about gravity, atmospheres, moons, and geology feel exciting rather than dry. In Destination Venus the students bounce through space bubbles past pancake dome volcanoes; Destination Mercury has them dodging meteorites in low gravity; Destination Earth whizzes past volcanoes and waterfalls while explaining the planet's core and spin; and Destination Mars sends the crew hunting for clues about the red planet alongside a real Mars rover. Further out, Destination Jupiter has students skateboarding across moon craters, Destination Saturn explores soot turning into diamonds, Destination Uranus sees the class parachuting off icy moon Miranda, and Destination Neptune uncovers a possible diamond ocean at the ice giant's core. Each paperback is short and highly illustrated, making the set brilliant for building reading confidence while covering the whole Solar System from Venus to Neptune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhole-Solar-System tour:\u003c\/strong\u003e eight destinations from Venus to Neptune in one collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraphic-novel style storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e comic-strip pages keep reluctant and confident readers engaged.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReal science made fun:\u003c\/strong\u003e gravity, atmospheres, moons, and geology explained through adventure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdeal for ages 7-9:\u003c\/strong\u003e bite-sized chapters perfect for independent reading or read-alouds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGreat gift or classroom set:\u003c\/strong\u003e eight matching paperbacks make a ready-made space-science library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSally Spray is a children's author with a background in Early Years Education and an MA in Children's Literature. Before writing full-time, she worked as a teacher and later as an art director in children's publishing, giving her a keen understanding of how young readers engage with story and information. Illustrated throughout by Mark Ruffle, the Space Station Academy series reflects her experience blending accurate, curriculum-friendly science with the pacing and humour that keep primary-age children hooked from cover to cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nColourful, comic-style pages, a lovable cast of student astronauts, and genuinely fascinating planetary facts make this eight-book collection an irresistible pick for young space fans, reluctant readers, and anyone hunting for an engaging science-meets-story gift set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover artwork and edition may vary slightly from images shown; books are dispatched in their current UK edition with UK ISBNs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sally Spray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079464534253,"sku":"PLD8763","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/space-station-academy-sally-spray-paperback-set-6.jpg?v=1784342974","url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/products\/space-station-academy-8-books-collection-set-sally-spray-ages-7-9-paperback","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}