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Kids to Space: A Space Traveler's Guide
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Kids to Space: A Space Traveler's Guide
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by Lonnie Jones Schorer and Buzz Aldrin
Sales Rank : 497886
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Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc. May 28, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1894959426
ISBN-13: 978-1894959421
Product Dimensions:
10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-9–Offspring of a large-scale project that linked North American students, ages 3 to 19, with well-known space experts, this title intersperses hundreds of drawings by children and young adults–most, but not all, reproduced in black and white–with thousands of questions and answers in 94 space-related categories, from Distances and Black Holes to Administrative Logistics and Sovereignty. The youngsters were asked what they would like to know before planning a trip to the Moon or to an orbiting hotel; their queries, and the answers, range from super basic (How do spaceships stay up in space?) to relatively abstruse (What is delta V?), with an admixture of practical concerns (Yes, you need a license to command a spaceship) and wider issues, such as Is space travel and exploration worth the time and money? Drably printed in double columns of tiny type, this massive Q & A is better suited for browsing or brief read-aloud sessions than for assignment use, but it provides plenty of support for efforts to boost interest in space travel. Packaged with even more children's art on a CD-ROM.–John Peters, New York Public Library
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Product Description
The why's and how's of space travel are demystified in this kid-friendly reference guide that encourages children to ponder humankind's future in space. The questions, generated by students in kindergarten through high school, address issues—ranging from animals, asteroids, black holes, space exploration, and sleeping in zero gravity—that are divided into 85 distinct subject categories. Easy-to-understand explanations to queries such as What does space smell like? are provided by internationally recognized experts that include NASA engineers, former astronauts, astronomy professors, and aerospace instructors. Illustrations appear both in the book and on an accompanying CD-ROM, making this a useful classroom activity guide or tool for child–parent discovery.
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