Astronomy, astronauts, and space exploration
"Uncover the amazing story of astronomy from telescopes in space to outstanding observatories. Learn about the latest space probes, how rockets lift off, and what it's like living in the weightlessness of space. And find out about the remarkable astronauts who have spacewalked their way into history...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Catharines, ON ; New York, New York :
Crabtree Publishing Company,
2016.
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| Series: | Gifford, Clive. Watch this space!
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| Summary: | "Uncover the amazing story of astronomy from telescopes in space to outstanding observatories. Learn about the latest space probes, how rockets lift off, and what it's like living in the weightlessness of space. And find out about the remarkable astronauts who have spacewalked their way into history."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in 2015 by Wayland"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12. Grades 4 to 6. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780778720218 (reinforced library binding) 0778720217 (reinforced library binding) 9780778720256 (pbk.) 077872025X (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | Clive Gifford is a highly experienced journalist and author with over 170 books published and more than 800 features and stories written for adults and children. Clive is an unique author who likes to work in both fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps this reflects his unusual life which, so far, has seen him travel to over 70 countries, be held hostage in Colombia, go parachuting, coach several sports and run a computer games company. His title,The Official Rugby World Cup 2015 Fact File, made The New Zealand Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) |
