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A Child's Introduction to Space Exploration: An Explorer’s Guide to Rockets, Astronauts, and Life in Zero Gravity
Get ready to blast off into the space! This interactive, fact-filled book by two space experts takes kids aged 8-12 on a journey through the universe with answers to all their questions on space exploration--from what the first rockets looked like and the first animal in space to what space food tastes like and what it’s like to live in zero gravity.
We are living in a golden age of astronomy and space exploration, with more discoveries about the universe every day. With so many possibilities now open to us, revered science writers Michael E. Bakich and David J. Eicher will take young readers on a journey to the throughout the universe in this latest edition of A Child’s Introduction series.
Perfect for budding explorers aged 8-12, Bakich and Eicher explore the history of space exploration from the very first rocket in China, to the moon landing, to the latest missions to Mars (and beyond). They also include profiles of noteworthy scientists, engineers, and astronauts including Isaac Newton, Neil Armstrong, Mae Carol Jemison; fun sections on space food, UFOs, a timeline of space suits, and how to go to the bathroom in space; and STEM experiments like how to build your own rocket and how to tell time using the sun.
Packed with dozens of NASA photos and charming original illustrations, and a pull-out poster, this fascinating book reveals the wonders of space exploration—past, present and future!
We are living in a golden age of astronomy and space exploration, with more discoveries about the universe every day. With so many possibilities now open to us, revered science writers Michael E. Bakich and David J. Eicher will take young readers on a journey to the throughout the universe in this latest edition of A Child’s Introduction series.
Perfect for budding explorers aged 8-12, Bakich and Eicher explore the history of space exploration from the very first rocket in China, to the moon landing, to the latest missions to Mars (and beyond). They also include profiles of noteworthy scientists, engineers, and astronauts including Isaac Newton, Neil Armstrong, Mae Carol Jemison; fun sections on space food, UFOs, a timeline of space suits, and how to go to the bathroom in space; and STEM experiments like how to build your own rocket and how to tell time using the sun.
Packed with dozens of NASA photos and charming original illustrations, and a pull-out poster, this fascinating book reveals the wonders of space exploration—past, present and future!
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96 pages, Hardcover
Published September 20, 2022
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October 14, 2022
Explore the wonders and discoveries of space exploration. Discover how [and what] astronauts eat in space. Explore every Apollo mission to the moon. See the different space suits astronauts have used. Study the latest discoveries about the planet Mars.
Where in the solar system would you like to explore?
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Beginning with twenty questions about the space program, this extensive guide to rockets, astronauts, and life in zero gravity, perfect for young readers ages eight through twelve, discusses early space questions, the space race, exploring the universe, and the future of space travel.
“Get To Know” sidebars throughout the book highlight prominent astronauts, astronomers, and scientists whose work supported space exploration and discovery. Full-color NASA photographs, illustrations, drawings, and diagrams support information on a wide variety of space exploration topics. A highlight of the book is the inclusion of several activities such as building a simple rocket, calculating your weight on another planet, and finding directions using the stars and sun, supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
Also included are a glossary of space abbreviations, a glossary of space talk, and a removable Mars poster showing the Sojourner’s photographs of the surface of the planet.
“A Child’s Introduction to Space Exploration” is part of the A Child’s Introduction series
Highly recommended.
Where in the solar system would you like to explore?
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Beginning with twenty questions about the space program, this extensive guide to rockets, astronauts, and life in zero gravity, perfect for young readers ages eight through twelve, discusses early space questions, the space race, exploring the universe, and the future of space travel.
“Get To Know” sidebars throughout the book highlight prominent astronauts, astronomers, and scientists whose work supported space exploration and discovery. Full-color NASA photographs, illustrations, drawings, and diagrams support information on a wide variety of space exploration topics. A highlight of the book is the inclusion of several activities such as building a simple rocket, calculating your weight on another planet, and finding directions using the stars and sun, supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
Also included are a glossary of space abbreviations, a glossary of space talk, and a removable Mars poster showing the Sojourner’s photographs of the surface of the planet.
“A Child’s Introduction to Space Exploration” is part of the A Child’s Introduction series
Highly recommended.
September 23, 2022
I received this book free through GoodReads giveaways.
As a science teacher, I thought this book was really great at explaining all things about space! It talked about the history of humans exploration space and had interactive activities that deal with science and math.
As a science teacher, I thought this book was really great at explaining all things about space! It talked about the history of humans exploration space and had interactive activities that deal with science and math.
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