Description: With an introduction by Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, this book explains what life will be like for the astronauts on the International Space Station. Includes a two-sided poster depicting the entire space station. Color illustratio...
Synopsis With an introduction by Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, this book explains what life will be like for the astronauts on the International Space Station. Includes a two-sided poster depicting the entire space station. Color illustrations accompany the text.
Details
Publication Date:
2000-10-01
Series:
Let's Read
Illustrator:
True Kelley
Size
Height:
10.8 in
Width:
8.8 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Weight:
7.2 oz
Publisher's Note The International Space Station races through space at 17,500 miles per hour. How do people live there? What may they discover? Find out the story of the twenty-first century's great scientific adventure.
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 2001--selected by Natn'l Science Tchrs Assoc. & Child. Bk Cncl. and Booklist "Top 10 Science Books for Children" 2000
Industry Reviews "[A] spectacular introduction to the International Space Station....[T]he text is filled with careful explanations and precise detail that will delight younger science students and surprise many adults." Kirkus Reviews (07/15/2000)