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Floating in Space
Contributor(s): Branley, Franklyn M. (Author), Kelley, True (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0064451429     ISBN-13: 9780064451420
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 1998
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Annotation: With this book, children are 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. Full color.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Discoveries
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made
Dewey: 629.477
LCCN: 97013052
Lexile Measure: 600
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2
Physical Information: 0.12" H x 9.96" W x 7.11" (0.28 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 25247
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

Read and find out about voyages to space in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Don't jump! If you're on the space shuttle, that is. Astronauts never jump in space. They usually drink out of straws, and they lift tons of equipment as if it were light as air. Find out more in this information-packed voyage into space.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

    hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

    Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Contributor Bio(s): Kelley, True: -

True Kelley has illustrated many favorite books for children in her fun-filled watercolor style, including several in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. She and the author previously collaborated on What Makes a Magnet? and What the Moon is Like?

True Kelley lives in Warner, New Hampshire.

Branley, Franklyn M.: -

Franklyn M. Branley was the originator of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series and the author of close to 150 popular books about scientific topics for young readers of all ages. He was Astronomer Emeritus and former Chairman of the American Museum of Natural History-Hayden Planetarium.