Rocket Launches -- “All About This & That” Picture Book Series for Children (Volume 4) - Softcover

Robbe, Adrian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1719981523 ISBN 13: 9781719981521

Publisher: Independently published, 2018

Synopsis

BOOK DESCRIPTION: Rocket Launches is Volume 4 of the “All About This & That” Picture Book Series for Children by Adrian D. Robbe. This book has a wide assortment of specially selected photographs of actual rocket launches that occurred over the past 10 decades. The pictures with the accompanying facts form a rocket history timeline that depicts the significant advances that were made in rocket science. Designed primarily for children ages 7 to 12 years old, each picture in this book is accompanied by interesting and amazing facts about the history of rocket launches in support of space exploration. FACTS PRESENTED: The facts presented in this book contain basic, fundamental, elementary information about rocket launches that are widely known. The information is common knowledge that is generally known to an educated reader. LEARNING BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN: Rocket Launches -- “All About This & That” Picture Book Series for Children -- Volume 4 provides young children with an unforgettable learning adventure into the amazing wonders of rocket history and space exploration. The brief facts presented on rocket launches in this book serve as a simple, fun-to-read, learning adventure for children. The increased awareness that young boys and girls receive about rocket launches in this fascinating picture book will help them gain a greater appreciation about the marvelous world we live in. KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN THIS BOOK: 1. What is a rocket? 2. What are rockets used for? 3. How does a rocket engine work? 4. Are there different types of rocket engines? 5. When were rockets invented? 6. What was the Saturn V? 7. How big was the Saturn V? 8. Did Saturn V launches always carry astronauts? 9. What was the Apollo Program? 10. What was the Lunar Module? 11. What was the Space Shuttle? 12. How many astronauts could the Space Shuttle carry? 13. Did the Space Shuttle carry spacecraft and supplies into space? 14. What did the Space Shuttle do? 15. What were the large parts of the Space Shuttle design? 16. How did the Space Shuttle launch and land? PICTORIAL HISTORY OF ROCKETS: This uniquely designed, informative book also has a “Pictorial History of Rockets” with pictures and descriptions of a multitude of topics dealing with the history of rockets, to include: 1. First Flight of a Liquid Propellant Rocket 2. Hermes A-1 Test Rocket 3. Thor-Able I with the Pioneer I Spacecraft 4. Sam the Monkey after his Ride in the Little Joe 2 Spacecraft 5. Launch of Mercury-Atlas 6. Little Joe 5B Test Launch 7. Mariner 1 Launch 8. Gemini-Titan 4 (GT-4) Launch 9. Surveyor 1 Launch 10. Atlas-Agena Target Vehicle Launch 11. Apollo Program Launch Missions 12. Voyager 2 Launch 13. Delta 174 Launch 14. Space Shuttle Challenger, Atlantis, Columbia, Discovery, and Endeavour Launches 15. Atlas V Rocket Ready for Juno Mission THIS BOOK ALSO INCLUDES... a “Rocket Launches Photo Quiz Game” for kids and an Extra Bonus Section on “Moonwalks”! DISCLAIMER: Rocket Launches -- “All About This & That” Picture Book Series for Children (Volume 4) is neither authorized nor endorsed (explicitly or implicitly) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- Adrian D. Robbe After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Adrian received his commission and served as a career research, development, and acquisition officer in the United States Air Force. Adrian has a Master of Arts in Communication degree with a major in Cinema-Television (Critical Studies) from Regent University of Virginia Beach, Virginia. OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR: - Zoo Animals: “All About This & That” Picture Book Series for Children (Volume 1) - Our Amazing Universe: “All About This & That” Picture Book Series for Children (Volume 2) - Giraffes: “All About This & That” Picture Book Series for Children (Volume 3)

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1719981523
• ISBN 13: 9781719981521
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 64