Pavla Hanackova (1990-2021), born in the Czech Republic. She came from a picturesque Moravian village surrounded by vineyards. Her greatest passions were travelling, food, and everything associated with it. Diarmuid O Cathain is an Irish illustrator and picture book maker. After obtaining a degree in Visual Communications, he worked in the Graphic Design field, before pursuing a career in Illustration. He is always looking for new opportunities to collaborate and new visual challenges to sink his teeth into.
Selected for the CBC’s 2022 August Hot Off The Press Reading List (https://www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lists/august-2022/). ""ROCKETS is a fun encyclopedic picture book that teaches children fun facts about rockets. This book will work well for early elementary school aged readers who appreciate some fiction while they learn plenty of cool facts about space!"" ―YA Books Central ""Fun, informative, 'kid friendly' in organization and presentation (and with an oversized board book feel), ""Rockets"" will prove to be a prized and appreciated addition to family, elementary school, and community library Space Exploration & Rocket Science picture book collections."" ―Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch ""A beautifully executed book for smaller and taller humans that’s all about rockets—how they’re built, how they work, famous ones, etc—and space in general (telescopes, rovers, ISS, exoplanets, galaxies, the Solar System, Voyagers I and II, the differences between asteroids, meteoroids, and comets, etc). Will excite anyone who loves space and science. Excellent, with gorgeous illustrations; highly recommended."" —shonatiger, blogger ""Calling all kids who love space! “All Aboard! Rockets” by Pavla Hanáčková and Diarmuid Ó Catháin is a must have! Full of information on gravity, spaceships, rockets, our Solar System and more! Perfect for preschools and elementary school aged kids."" ―Red Poppy Reading IG