A is for Astronaut
Blasting Through the Alphabet
Published on 15. March 2018
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-58536-396-4 (ISBN)
Description
Former astronaut Anderson takes readers on an A to Z flight through the alphabet from astronaut to spacewalk. Topics cover the history of NASA, science, and practical aspects of being an astronaut using fun poems for each letter paired with longer expository text in the sidebars. Full color.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From First Grade to Fourth Grade, Reading Age: From 8 to 9 years, Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 282 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58536-396-4 (9781585363964)
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Persons
Clayton Anderson, a retired astronaut, once spent 152 days aboard the International Space Station. He is now the President and CEO of the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum in his hometown of Ashland, Nebraska. A sought-after public speaker and award-winning author of The Ordinary Spaceman, It's a Question of Space, A is for Astronaut, and Letters from Space, he now lives in Omaha.