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HarperCollins, 1998-01-02

Floating in Space

Floating in Space

Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2, Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science (Paperback), and Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science

Franklyn M Branley, Author

True Kelley, Illustrator

Paperback

9780064451420

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With this book, children are transported on an information-packed voyage aboard the space shuttle. True Kelley's kid-friendly diagrams and illustrations and Franklyn Branley's straightforward text reveal what astronauts eat, how they move, and what kinds of work they do in space. Full color.
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With clarity and wonder, this book orients young readers to life beyond Earth. Through simple language and engaging visuals, it reveals how astronauts eat, sleep, and work while floating in space, awakening curiosity about science, possibility, and exploration.

Keywords and Themes: Activity Books • Aeronautics • Art • Astronautics & Space Science • Awareness • Concepts • Critical Thinking • Curiosity • Discoveries • Discovery • Education • Exploration • Games & Activities • General • How Things Work/Are Made • Imagination • Inventions • Juvenile Nonfiction • Observation • Responsibility • Science & Nature • Technology • Travel • Wonder • Zoology

Readability • 4.7

Age Range • 4-8

Pages • 32

Subjects • Weightlessness • Astronauts • Space shuttles • Juvenile literature • Life support systems (Space environment)

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries • Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | How Things Work/Are Made • Juvenile Nonfiction | Travel • Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology • Juvenile Nonfiction | Art | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions

Don't jump!

If you're on the space shuttle, that is. Astronauts never jump in space. They usually drink out of straws, and they can lift tons of equipment as if it were light as air. Find out more in this information-packed voyage into space.

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