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4-6Basher Basics series.
Written by Dan Green. The comprehensive coverage of space exploration introduces readers to missions (both historic and recent), their scientific or technical goals, and a few related science concepts. Although the descriptions in the pun-heavy field guide–like entries are informative, the stylized illustrations, in which concepts and spacecraft are transformed into manga characters, are an awkward fit. A removable poster is included. Glos., ind.