| You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Satellites! (You Wouldn't Want to Live Without...) Contributor(s): Graham, Ian (Author), Bergin, Mark (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0531193640 ISBN-13: 9780531193648 Publisher: Franklin Watts OUR PRICE: $8.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science |
| Dewey: 629.46 |
| LCCN: 2018003411 |
| Lexile Measure: 970 |
| Series: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without... |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.2" W x 9.2" (0.35 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 199198 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant.Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.A satellite is a small object traveling around something bigger. The Moon is a natural satellite of Earth. A spacecraft launched into orbit around Earth is an artificial satellite. Since Sputnik-1, about 6,000 more satellites have been launched by 40 countries. Nearly 4,000 are still in orbit, and about 1,000 of them are still working. Learn about how we use satellites every day without knowing it to talk on the telephone, watch television, use the internet, predict the weather, navigate the landscape, and run businesses. |