This is the second book in the Space Blasters series. Full of illustrations and reader-friendly short chapters, this series would be a great addition to a Lower Key Stage 2 classroom as part of a class library. Easy to read and set in space, it is bound to be a popular book with children.

The series follows gadget-loving Suzie Wen, who finds herself on a laugh-out-loud adventure exploring space having already been tasked with saving the universe in the previous book. In this instalment, Suzie and her friends find themselves crash-landing on a mysterious and jungle-like planet, and their challenge is to deal with an infestation of moon bugs.

It is great to see the inclusion of scientific enquiry approaches – something that isn’t found very often in books for this age level. The books could support discussions in the classroom about fair testing and how to complete a scientific enquiry.

Science fiction and imaginative space settings weave with real life space facts and engineering information, offering plenty to occupy the minds of STEM-loving readers who will love the added pages from Suzie’s inventors notebooks. This high-energy science themed adventure will go down a treat with fans of Harley Hitch or Space Detectives.