Escaping Space
Great Escapes in History
Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from life-or-death situations in space. Facing circumstances ranging from space station fires to damaged space shuttles, these astronauts had to escape danger in outer space and return back to Earth alive. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.
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978-1-5038-2531-4
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978-1-5038-3016-5
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$39.95 |
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Narrative, Nonfiction |
| Category | Social Studies |
| Copyright | 2019 |
| Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
| Imprint | Momentum |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2018-08-01 |
| BISACS | JNF025000 |
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| Dewey | 629.45 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
| Dimensions | 6.5 x 9 |
| Lexile | 730 |
| Guided Reading Level | T |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.0 |
| ATOS Interest Level | MG |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 196696 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Infographics, Phonetics, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Starred, Suggested websites, and Table of contents |
| Online Resources |
- Fast Facts
- Fire on the Space Station Mir
- The First Spacewalker’s Near Disaster
- Apollo 13’s Dangerous Mission
- A Secret Mission Gone Wrong
- Think About It
- Glossary
- To Learn More
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
Author: Laura Lane
Reviews
A noteworthy review of Great Escapes in History from School Library Connection on May 1, 2019
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