You Can't Bring a Sandwich to the Moon . . . and Other Stories About Space!
Space Age (ready-to-read Level 3)
Simon Spotlight · Print & ebook · July 3, 2018
Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History!
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- Who it’s for
- Explore surprising true stories from the space race of the 1950s and 1960s.
- Themes
- Space race history, Spaceflight
- Genres
- Space & Rockets, 20th Century U.S., Astronomy
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Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can’t bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and more in this book about the space race of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Secrets of American History is an action-packed nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that lets beginning readers in on a little secret: history is full of surprises! Want to know what invisible ink has to do with the American Revolution? Or why shark repellant and inflatable army tanks were used in World War II? Find out in this fact-filled series of fascinating true tales, wild adventures, and spy missions, and discover the secret side of American history!
Space Race Stories
Explore surprising true stories from the space race of the 1950s and 1960s.
Come here for
- True stories about the 1950s and 1960s space race
- The role of people who had lost their hearing
Expect
- Nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read
- A book in the Secrets of American History series
Where it sits
| 20th Century U.S. | 66% |
|---|---|
| Space & Rockets | 66% |
| Astronomy | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Exploration & Discovery
- 19th Century U.S.
- Beginner Readers
- Authors
- Laurie Calkhoven
- Publisher
- Simon Spotlight
- Published
- July 3, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Space race history · Spaceflight
- Reading lane
- Exploration & Discovery