{"id":3002,"date":"2019-08-02T07:56:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T07:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2019-08-02T08:00:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T08:00:43","slug":"challenge-space-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/challenge-space-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Reading Challenge &#8211; Space Chase."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am proud to be supporting this summers reading challenge &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Space Chase<\/strong> <\/span>in libraries across Northamptonshire.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/summerreadingchallenge.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3003 size-medium_large alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LibrarySpaceChaseImageFlat-768x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LibrarySpaceChaseImageFlat-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LibrarySpaceChaseImageFlat-600x318.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LibrarySpaceChaseImageFlat-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LibrarySpaceChaseImageFlat-1024x543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LibrarySpaceChaseImageFlat-210x111.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LibrarySpaceChaseImageFlat-1536x814.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LibrarySpaceChaseImageFlat.jpg 1662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Children can sign up at their local library and read six library books of your choice to complete the Challenge.<br \/>\nThere are exclusive rewards to collect along the way, and best of all it\u2019s all <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span class=\"caps\">FREE<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>to take part!<\/p>\n<p>The Summer Reading Challenge website helps you keep track of your reading all year round:<br \/>\nFind <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/summerreadingchallenge.org.uk\/book-sorter\">new books to read<\/a><\/strong>, take part in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/summerreadingchallenge.org.uk\/competition\"><strong>competition<\/strong>s<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/summerreadingchallenge.org.uk\/news\/general\/winter-mini-challenge-18-coming-soon\"><strong>mini challenges<\/strong><\/a>, and play\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/summerreadingchallenge.org.uk\/games\">games<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/>\nClick the links above for more details.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Northamptonshire Libraries events calendar to find an event near you:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk\/councilservices\/library-service\/Pages\/library-events.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk\/councilservices\/library-service\/Pages\/library-events.aspx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">You&#8217;ll need to book your space as these events are going to be very popular.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There will be lots of hands-on stuff for kids to get involved with, including immersive Virtual Reality tours.<br \/>\nThese include an overview of the solar system, a flight in a Soyuz Capsule or exploring the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>We will have lots of free leaflets packed full of space information free to take away.<\/p>\n<p>For the really keen children we also have a few posters to give away.<\/p>\n<p>As if that wasn&#8217;t enough, as well as helping out in some of the libraries, in libraries that have the space, I will be bringing in the planetarium.<br \/>\nThis will give a fully immersive experience as the children and families explore the planets in our solar system.<br \/>\nWe will experience the landing of the probe Curiosity onto Mars to begin it&#8217;s exploration of the martian surface.<br \/>\nAt the end of the show we will then visit the International Space Station with Tim Peake as our guide.<\/p>\n<p>So there&#8217;s never been a better time to get interested in space.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to see lots of keen children to educate and enthral them in one of our a local libraries very soon.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium_large wp-image-2932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PlanetariumAndMeSmall-768x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PlanetariumAndMeSmall-768x574.jpg 768w, 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