Three teenagers talk about the future. Regina dreams of traveling to space as an astronaut. Using recycled garbage, she creates a spaceship and travels between the stars by the universe and beyond. Something unexpected forces her to return to earth. Is the trip of the young imaginary regina? New bilingual edition in English and Italian of Blast Off, a recovered childish classic, published for the first time in 1973 in the United States. Found by chance through Blogs of experts and enthusiasts on the Internet, Blast Off has remained unpublished for several years, an underestimated jewel that continues to be relevant today by the issues posed: anti-racism, gender equality and ecology, and by The impressive minimalist illustrations and the creative skills of the Girl Protagonist Regina Williams, who again teaches us the importance of the unlimited imagination of girls and children. After graduating at the Parsons Design School in 1956, Leo and Diane Dillon They married and started their career together mixing personal styles in what they called "the third artist". At the beginning of his career, they searched for work with a wide variety of customers in advertising, book covers, movie posters, album cover, magazines, illustration and soon found an inclination by fantasy and science fiction and books for children . They spent their work to include all peoples and especially those who rarely included in fantasy or childhood books in the 50s. "We want to reflect the real world of differences and cultures with dignity". When your child, Lee, He was born in 1965, they saw an even greater need of diversity in children's books and they found themselves collecting the white faces in the books. Throughout more than 50 years dedicated to the Enlightenment, they have received numerous prizes for their contribution for life to science fiction and fantasy art. Languages: Texts in Italian and English Binding: Hardback Cover Pages: 28 1st Edition: 00/1973 Edition: 03/2019