Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos by Isabel Thomas and Sara Gillingham

Isabel Thomas ia a science writer and children’s author. She's written more than 280 books about science and nature for young audiences, which have been translated into more than 25 languages. She also writes features for publications like The Week Junior Science+Nature, the Guardian and The Bookseller, and creates resources and events for outreach projects, inspiring children from diverse backgrounds to pursue education and careers in science and the arts.

Most of all, she loves speaking to live audiences about science and the arts – from packed theatre shows at festivals around the world, to focused and inclusive school workshops. I’ve even appeared twice on BBC Women’s Hour from a duvet-tent in my living room!

She lives near Cambridge, UK with her husband, three young children (who are guinea pigs for all her books and science activities) and two tortoises (who are no help whatsoever, though they do keep her company!)

Sara Gillingham is an award-winning art director, designer and the author/illustrator of books such as: How to Grow a Friend, Snuggle the Baby, The Empowerment Series and the bestselling In My Series.

Sara and her team also provide design strategy, art direction, design and illustration to a wide variety of clients in the children's design and publishing world. Sara has almost two decades of experience in children's publishing, both in-house: as former Design Director for children's publishing at Chronicle Books, and as principal of her own studio. She has art directed/designed hundreds of children's books, and won numerous awards from organizations such as 3x3, Print Magazine, 50 Books/50 Covers and The Society of Illustrators.

Sara has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia, and a Masters in Illustration/Design from the Glasgow School of Art and has taught children's book illustration at California College of the Arts and UC Berkeley Extension in San Francisco. Sara lives with her family in Vancouver, British Columbia.