Title:
Rockets : defying gravity / Anne Drozd ; Jerzy Drozd.
ISBN:
9781626728257
9781626728264
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : First Second, 2018.
Physical Description:
119 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
General Note:
"Get to know your universe!"--Cover.
Contents:
What makes rockets go -- Rockets as entertainment -- Rockets in warfare -- Rockets inventors -- Rockets in the space race -- Rockets in exploration -- Future of rockets.
Summary:
"Meet the visionary physicists, chemists, engineers, and entertainers (as well as mice, bears, tortoises, and more) who took rockets from illuminations in the sky to the most powerful vehicles ever known. You'll also find out how using a gyroscope, swinging on a swing set, and spraying water from a garden hose are the keys to understanding space travel." -- Back cover.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.4 2 500607
Subject Term:
Audience:
760L Lexile
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
on1039856129
Availability:
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
West St. Paul - Temporary Wentworth Library~1
