Books with title Astronaut Living in Space

With Eyewitness Readers, children will learn to read ---- then read to learn! What does it take to hold down a job in zero gravity? Find out what it's really like to be an Astronaut: Living in Space. Longer sentences and an expanded vocabulary make this series of 48--page books slightly more challenging: Level 2 is appropriate for children who have started to read but still need help. Information boxes full of background information will stimulate inquisitive minds. These books contain between 700 and 850 words, and they are approximately 70 percent pictures and 30 percent text. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high--interest, easy--to--read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4.

The International Space Station is now under construction, a cooperative venture carried out by the United States, Canada, and fourteen other nations. When completed, it will be the third-brightest object in the night sky. Here, in full-color photos and illustrations that complement vivid text, is a documentary-style recounting of the station's progress to date, and an account of what it will be like when it becomes operational. This book shows and explains the space station's components and describes the astronauts in training. It also recounts past achievements in space and includes sidebar features suggesting space-related activities kids can carry out on their own, or set up as classroom projects. Attached to the book's back cover is a sturdy cardboard model kit of the International Space Station as it will appear when operational. An instruction sheet shows kids how to build it. (Ages 9 and older)