You're Aboard Spaceship Earth (LET'S-READ-AND-FIND-OUT SCIENCE BOOKS)

Patricia Lauber; Holly Keller

ISBN 10: 0060244070 / ISBN 13: 9780060244071

Published by Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1996

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0060244070I3N10

Synopsis:

Explains how life is sustained on Earth through the presence of water, food, and oxygen, and how the planet is different from a spacecraft because it can rejuvenate its supply of these critical resources

About the Author:

Patricia Lauber is the author of more than sixty-five books for young readers. Many of them are in the field of science, and their range reflects the diversity of her own interests-bats, dolphins, dogs, volcanoes, earthquakes, the ice ages, the Everglades, the planets, earthworms. Two of her books, SEEDS: POP STICK GLIDE and JOURNEY TO THE PLANETS, were nonfiction nominees for The American Book Awards. She was the 1983 winner of The Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to children's nonfiction literature.

As well as writing books, Ms. Lauber has been editor of Junior Scholastic, editor-in-chief of Science World, and chief editor, science and mathematics, of The New Book of Knowledge

A graduate of Wellesley College, she is married and lives in Connecticut. When not writing, she enjoys hiking, sailing, traveling, cooking, reading, and listening to music.

Bibliographic Details

Title: You're Aboard Spaceship Earth (...
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Keller, Holly
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket