Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures): How Three Brave Astronauts Survived A Space Disaster

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner

ISBN 10: 0385391250 / ISBN 13: 9780385391252

Published by Random House Books for Young Rea, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures): How Three Brave Astronauts Survived A Space Disaster
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Rea
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385391250
• ISBN 13: 9780385391252
• Binding: paperback
• Illustrator: Lowe, Wesley
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Could you survive an outer-space disaster? Aspiring astronauts and young explorers will love this out-of-this-world Totally True Adventure.
 
Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, and additional Story Behind the Story facts.
 
Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

About the Author

KATHLEEN WEIDNER ZOEHFELD is the award-winning author of more than seventy books for young readers, including several Stepping Stones nonfiction titles. Her book Dinosaur Parents, Dinosaur Young was voted an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K–12 by the CBC and the NSTA and was an ALA Notable Book. When Kathleen is not at her desk writing, you’ll find her volunteering at her local natural history museum or dreaming of the stars.