Books with title Basher Basics: Space Exploration

What lies far beyond Earth’s boundaries? What is life like aboard the International Space Station? What gives Mars its reddish color? Who were the first people to set foot on the moon? This volume provides kids with the answers to these and other questions as it tours the history of human space exploration, from the earliest imaginings of space travel to recent missions that may reach beyond the solar system. Space Exploration provides information about the first people in space, space stations, the space shuttle, and missions to the moon, planets, and other bodies in the solar system.With striking photographs and illustrations, World Book’s A Look At… series takes children on a journey through different ages and locations around the globe and beyond. Perfect for visual learners, each nonfiction book creatively explores high-interest topics with ample illustrations and concise text that help readers absorb and retain information. Helpful glossaries and indexes in each volume direct students to the most important terms and topics. Help learners with a primary reading level of 6th to 8th grade encounter a range of topics in nature, history, science, and technology with World Book’s A Look At… series!

How do black holes form? What are galaxies? How do astronauts live in space? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more in this compelling series. Engaging text highlights the most mysterious, fascinating objects and events in outer space and the ways humans explore and learn about them. Vibrant photos, including colorful satellite images, pair with easy-to-understand diagrams to spark readers’ imaginations and give them a glimpse at what lies beyond! Features include a table of contents, fun facts, diagrams, a glossary with phonetics, and an index. Take readers on a journey through space! Simple, straightforward text paired with color and historic photos discusses the topic of space exploration. Beginning with the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States, readers will learn about the first space launches, early astronauts, the first moon landing, and future space goals. Also discussed is the development of space probes, space capsules, space shuttles, and space stations, including the International Space Station. Readers will learn what life is like for an astronaut in space.

"Gazing at the night sky full of stars has been a fascination for human beings for ages. The sun, the moon, and the stars have guided several phenomena that affect our lives. They have helped in navigation, occurrence of tides, have been a part of our myths and religions, and are a source of light and energy on the earth. From the human eye, life outside the earth seems so small but it was later realized that the earth is just a small part of this universe. The universe comprises of several galaxies, each of which comprises of stars, planets, asteroids, comets, meteors, and other heavenly bodies. The nineteenth century aroused man's interest in exploring space. Growing technology has fulfilled this dream. From rockets to space shuttles, and from human astronauts to robots, man has changed the entire scenario of space exploration"--