"Savage probes limitless space in this beautiful and philosophical story. Seamlessly blending scientific exploration with a great adventure full of humour, this is a brilliant picture book." - The Bookseller

Join Chloe Savage - winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2024: Best Illustrated Book - on a journey across the cosmos with Commander Julia, her team of Astro scientists and her trusty dog, Khan, as they search for life in the stars. Travelling for ten years in their packed spaceship, they visit countless moons and planets of every size and colour, searching for the answer to the greatest question of all: "Are we alone?"

And, just as they're about to give up ... Khan leads them to an incredible discovery - the existence of a (friendly!) alien race. Getting to know this welcoming species calls into question everything these space explorers have ever known - about what to do next, who they are, and what it means to have a home...

Sure to be a favourite for aspiring astronauts and will inspire a love of science, space exploration, and nurture curiosity in the solar system and our galaxy, and beyond. This book is filled with Chloe's incredible trademark detail - space stations, spaceship cross-sections, and underground crystal caves.

The Artemis III mission aims to land astronauts on the moon in 2026 ... and, after that, what's next?

Part of the HIDDEN WONDERS series for children: award-winning, picture book adventures where science meets myth and magic, making STEM accessible to all children.

Also in this series:
- The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
- The Search for Carmella

About the Author
Chloe Savage is the author-illustrator of The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2024: Best Illustrated Book and shortlisted for a Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2024, and The Search for Carmella. She has an MA in Children's Book Illustration from The Cambridge School of Art and has worked for a number of years in opera, film and television. While doodling on call sheets Chloe found her way to her great love of illustration and storytelling. Chloe is a great lover of food and the seaside. She currently lives in Hitchin with her husband and has never been happier. Find her online at chloesavage.co.uk and on Instagram as @chloe.the.savage.

Reviews
Savage returns from masterfully illuminating the mysteries of the deep in her previous award-winning picture books, to probe limitless space in this beautiful and philosophical story.Seamlessly blending scientific exploration with a great adventure full of humour, this is a brilliant picture book for older readers. * The Bookseller *
Commander Julie makes one last attempt to find other beings in the universe in this gorgeous new picture book by Savage. * The Bookseller *



Book Information
ISBN 9781529517682
Author Chloe Savage
Format Hardback
Page Count 40
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 420g
Dimensions(mm) 304mm * 214mm * 10mm