Ruth Martin studied English at York University, before becoming a children's book editor and writer. With more than ten years' experience across a diverse range of children's books, Ruth writes and edits both fiction and non-fiction for children. Allan Sanders is a children's book illustrator with a quirky graphic style. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1999, Allan has worked with clients including Pan Macmillan, Penguin USA and Quarto. His first book for Templar was How Machines Work.

Little explorers: Outer Space is an interactive nonfiction book for curious young minds. The pages are filled with educational lift the flaps to engage your little explorers.Young readers will learn how black holes work; they'll discover the environments of the known planets and how man landed on the moon.