Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures)
Author | : Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld |
Publisher | : Random House Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2015-03-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780385391252 |
ISBN-13 | : 0385391250 |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Could you survive an outer-space disaster? Aspiring astronauts and young explorers will love this out-of-this-world Totally True Adventure. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.