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This title introduces readers to some of the greatest space pioneers of all time, including Yuri Gagarin, Mae Jemison, and the Apollo 11 crew, Collin, Armstrong, and Aldrin. Amazing historical photographs from NASA's archives complete this book. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yury Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth. Now, more than a half-century later, huge advances have been achieved in spaceflight. Humans have walked on the moon, lived in orbit around Earth on space stations, and are now looking to Mars as the next frontier. This easy-to-understand narrative presents the Cold War s space race, the effects of spaceflight on humans, what is required to become an astronaut, and how...
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Sterling Children's Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Based on the American Museum of Natural History's exhibit "Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration," Life in Space examines what it takes to live on the International Space Station. Illustrated with stunning NASA images, this imaginative book offers an incredible introduction to human efforts to survive beyond our own planet. Budding astronomers will dream of taking this journey to the stars!
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Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can't bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and more in this book about the space race of the 1950s and 1960s."--...
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