Uranus Is Full of Gas: Farty Facts about the Cheekiest Planet in the Solar System
About this ebook
From bestselling science author Chris Ferrie comes a laugh-out-loud picture book that turns every kid's favorite planet name into an unforgettable STEM adventure. Uranus Is Full of Gas combines hilarious wordplay, goofy illustrations, and real space facts to create the perfect read-aloud for curious kids and grown-ups who appreciate a good pun.
As readers giggle through every page, they'll also discover incredible facts about Uranus: why it spins sideways, how cold it gets, what its rings are made of, and why scientists call it an ice giant. Along the way, playful planet characters and clever visual jokes make complex science concepts easy to understand—and impossible to forget.
Perfect for reluctant readers, budding astronauts, classroom story time, and families who love funny educational books, this wildly entertaining space book proves that learning science can be seriously silly.
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About the author
Dr. Chris Ferrie is an award-winning physicist and science communicator. He has written over 100 popular science books enjoyed by readers around the world. He researches, teaches, and writes from Brisbane, Australia, where he lives with his family.
Michael Slack is an author and illustrator of many children’s books and other cool stuff for kids and adults. Contemporary art, animation, and modernist design inform his style, but it is humor, playfulness, and a love of quirky characters that are the heart of his illustration. When he’s not working on book projects Michael likes to paint, draw, and dabble in electronic music. Recently he’s been enjoying making ceramic art figures.
