Project Mercury (True Books: Space) [Paperback]

Diane M. Sipiera (Author), Paul P. Sipiera (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1998 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: True Books: Space

Describes early space exploration and the six missions of Project Mercury that constituted America's first step toward the moon.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4?From these two accounts, young readers?or older ones reading below grade level?will get a clear picture of how the U.S. got its manned space program off the ground. The authors are specific about each project's goals and how well they were met. Through telling facts and incidents, the texts convey a sense of how costly, complex, and sometimes undependable the technology was; what each mission accomplished; and how the astronauts needed courage and quick action to save their missions from disaster. The large, well-leaded type and generous selection of period photographs, most in color, make these titles visually appealing. The lists of books, addresses, and Web sites provide well-chosen gateways to further detail about space, NASA, the astronauts, and the history of space exploration. Both will fill in holes and will be popular additions to subject collections of any size.?John Peters, New York Public Library
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Children's Press (CT) (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0516262750
• ISBN-13: 978-0516262758
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 7.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,893,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)