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Out of this world for next few weeks! I will be away from my computer for the next couple of weeks so this will have to hold you until July.
Thompson, Jeff. Out of This World: An Activity Book based on Space Travel. New York: Hart Publications. (160 p.) 27 cm.
Out of this world is a play activity book with games, jokes, comics etc. It also includes essays (1-5 pages in length) and illustrations about the solar system, space stations, space suits and the history of the rocket.
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Some content and illustrations were reused in a later play activity book: Simmons. Planets and Space Travel (1958,1962).
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