Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut? Wondered what it might be like to see the sun set sixteen times in one day?Open this book and be 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.
School & Library Binding
(Turtleback Books, March 9, 1983)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. An introduction to astronomy focuses on the brightest stars and constellations, explaining how to locate them and photograph them and indicating the best times for observation.
Magnets pick things up.Things that contain iron, that is. A magnet won't pick up a leaf or a penny, but it will pick up a paper clip or a pin. Follow the step-by-step instructions about how to make a magnet, and then find out for yourself how magnets pick things up.
Describes the composition, craters, and canals of Mars, discusses the Mariner IV space probe and its findings, and speculates about the possibility of life on Mars.