{"product_id":"pop-up-and-play-spaceship","title":"Joalda Morancy: Pop-Up and Play Spaceship [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaunch into space with an out-of-this-world carousel pop-up book - perfect for young space fans!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the mind of rocket scientist Joalda Morancy comes \u003ci\u003ePop-Up and Play: Spaceship\u003c\/i\u003e which unfolds to create a futuristic spaceship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpen to reveal four quadrants showing different parts of the spaceship, with interactive elements in each one:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuadrant 1:\u003c\/b\u003e The flight deck - with a moving window of the universe, astronauts popping out of airlocks and a secret cupboard full of alien specimens that wriggle with a twist of a wheel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuadrant 2:\u003c\/b\u003e The living quarters - with a canteen, a gym with an astronaut that runs along a moving treadmill, cryogenic sleeping chambers, and astronauts on the toilet!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuadrant 3:\u003c\/b\u003e The workshop - featuring a 3D space rover, a greenhouse, and a wheel that you turn to make astronauts float past the window\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuadrant 4\u003c\/b\u003e: Touchdown on an alien planet - a dramatic final scene of the spaceship landing on a planet, astronauts exploring outside and moving shooting stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique pop-up book has been created by Joalda Morancy, a rocket scientist who has worked on a lunar lander that will take the NASA Artemis astronauts to the surface of the moon, alongside paper engineer Renee Jablow and award-winning illustrator Paul Boston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book is designed to encourage imaginative play, and everything is based on real science. \u003c\/b\u003eSo, when they're not peering into a space toilet, kids will also be learning about STEM topics such as why astronauts need to exercise in zero-gravity conditions, how plants will need to be grown to feed crews on intergalactic missions, and why aliens are probably more common in the universe than we think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo what are you waiting for? Lift-off is in 3, 2, 1 . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morancy, Joalda \u0026 Boston, Paul \u0026 Neon Squid","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":54970546815315,"sku":"9781917069083","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/morancy-joalda-boston-paul-neon-squid-joalda-morancy-pop-up-and-play-spaceship-2026-9781917069083-1259181614.jpg?v=1789688591","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/pop-up-and-play-spaceship","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}