Published by Puffin, 2020, softcover, illustrated, index, 420 pages, condition: very good.

Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Or what it takes to put humans on the moon - or even on Mars? What would you do if you could travel through space and time?
Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this beautiful collection of up-to-the-minute essays by the world's leading scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking himself, plus mind-blowing facts and out-of-this-world colour photographs.

I'm not ashamed to say I'm an adult who bought this book for myself because it's brilliant and I'm learning so much. It may be aimed at children, but it's genuinely suitable for anybody who can read, without being at all patronising or condescending; I would expect nothing less from Stephen and Lucy Hawking. The book is made up of essays from various scientists covering a wide range of topics from relativity and black holes, particle collision, dark matter and dark energy, life on Mars and Schrödinger's Cat, to flat earthers and science deniers. I appreciate the inclusion of anti-vaxers in the section about conspiracy theories, because like myself, Lucy Hawking is autistic and it's a very relevant topic. Most of the illustrations are in black and white, with some colour photos in the middle of the book. I highly recommend this book to everybody, the information I'm learning is staying with me, which isn't always easy for somebody with ADHD. I have since bought a copy for my 11 year old nephew's birthday and his mum said he keeps telling people facts from the book, which I think is great.