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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
The first American woman astronaut to journey into outer space discusses the experience of living and working in weightlessness and explains how astronauts train and adapt to the special environment of space.
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
My Best Book of Spaceships introduces young readers to the amazing variety of spacecraft past, present, and ready to blast off into the future. From the first steps on the Moon, to life on a space station--this book has everything an aspiring young astronaut would ever want to know!
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The real-life techno-thriller from a bestselling author and aviation expert that recaptures the historic moments leading up to the launch of the space shuttle Columbia and the exciting story of her daring maiden flight. Using interviews, NASA oral histories, and recently declassified material, Into the Black pieces together the dramatic untold story of the Columbia mission and the brave people who dedicated themselves to help the United States succeed...
14) Space shuttles
Author
Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
Explains how space shuttles work and how astronauts live and work in them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the beginnings of the space shuttle progam, the layout of a shuttle, a day's activities in space, the Challenger disaster, and the role of a shuttle in building a space station.
17) Space shuttle
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
A short history of the space shuttle's development, with information on its functions and on the flights of individual spacecraft.
19) Space shuttles
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
"Describes the history and uses of NASA's space shuttles"--Provided by publisher.