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Rockets : defying gravity Cover Image Book

Rockets : defying gravity / Anne Drozd, Jerzy Drozd.

Defying gravity (portion title)
Drozd, Anne, (author.). Drozd, Jerzy (Cartoonist), (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

"How do you create a controlled explosion and harness that power for the benefit of humankind? 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"-- Page [4] of cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781626728264
  • ISBN: 1626728267
  • ISBN: 9781626728257
  • ISBN: 1626728259
  • Physical Description: 119 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : First Second, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 119).
Formatted Contents Note:
What makes rockets go -- Rockets as entertainment -- Rockets in warfare -- Rockets inventors -- Rockets in the space race -- Rockets in exploration -- Future of rockets.
Target Audience Note:
GN760L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 2 500607.

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Subject: Rockets (Aeronautics) > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile literature.
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Aerospace engineering > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Nonfiction comics.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)

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