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1) Rockets
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Language
English
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This book tells the story of rockets, from their humble beginnings as toys one thousand years ago to their initiation as fearsome weapons of war. Most recently, rockets have enabled human beings to escape the bounds of Earth, travel into space, and explore other worlds.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Meet Wernher von Braun, who developed the booster rocket that won the space race for the United States. Follow von Braun's story from his early work developing the V-2 ballistic missile to his development of the Saturn V booster rocket that took Apollo 11 to the moon"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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This title explores the military origins of the Space Race, including the geopolitics of the Cold War, the race to build intercontinental ballistic missiles, and sophisticated reconnaissance satellites. Will include information about Germany's development of the V-1 "buzz bomb" and V-2 missiles of World War II, and the United States enlistment of Wernher von Braun, the German scientist known as the father of rocketry. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Get ready for blast-off to learn all about rockets! Roaring Rockets follows the animal crew as they become astronauts heading to the Moon. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love: spacesuits, oxygen helmets, the lunar lander, and much more!
7) Rockets
Author
Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes different types of rockets and how they work, including delta rockets, Saturn V, and the space shuttle.
Author
Publisher
Mascot Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Rockets are awesome! Elon Musk thinks so too. Elon Musk has helped to revolutionize banking, transportation, energy, and of course space travel. But how did he get to where he is? And what fuels him to reach for the next big thing? This book is about rockets, but maybe it's about something bigger, too." -- Amazon.com
10) This rocket
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Describes different kinds of rockets, from a firework rocket to the space shuttle to the rocket that landed men on the moon.
11) Inside a Rocket
Author
Publisher
Grolier Educational
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
12) Rockets
Author
Series
Publisher
Pogo
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early fluent readers to the science and engineering behind rockets. Includes infographics, activity, glossary, and index."--
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In Rockets we explore the 2,000 years that rockets have been in existence. We dive into Newton's Laws of Motion--learning all about gravity, force, acceleration, and the history of rockets made in the past and rockets to be made in the future!
"How do you create a controlled explosion and harness that power for the benefit of humankind? Meet the visionary physicists, chemists, engineers, and entertainers (as well as mice, bears, tortoises, and more)...
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