Tuesday 1 June 2010

Space - But Not As We Know It


So this is a picture heavy post, but so worth it! I was going through some old papers the other day, and I discovered this gem from my childhood (mixed in with old swimming certificates and school reports). It's an incredible book for children called 'Speeding Into Space'. It was first published in 1954 (my version's from 1962) by ISOTYPE, with words and awesome illustrations by Marie Neurath. It is visually amazing, but also a moment captured in time - 'Some astronomers believe visitors may also find green plants growing on Mars' - amazing! Check out some pictures of the book below...






3 comments:

Poudrier said...

Some of the images remind me of the animated intro of "Lost in Space", maybe they (the tv producers) were inspired by the book.

to the animated intro
http://videosift.com/video/Lost-in-Space-TV-themes

Average Jane Crafter said...

Wow! This is gorgeous! Such a great discovery - thanks so much for sharing.

Dave Emery said...

Thanks for the comments...

Poudrier - I see what you mean. Now I want to watch Lost in Space!

Average Jane Crafter - No problems. Really happy to share something so awesome!