Pub Date: October 22, 2024
Dewey: 629.45
LCCN: 2023940626
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 09 to 13
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.10" L x 5.70" W ( 0.60 lbs) 128 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics and Graphic Novels | Science and Nature | Technology | Aeronautics Astronautics and Space Science | Physics
Series: Science Comics
Description: "Once humans figured out how to launch rockets into orbit, the Space Race between the US and USSR began! Who will be the first to fly outside of Earth's atmosphere, walk on the moon, or build a working lab in orbit? Follow the story of how the race to the moon became international teamwork in orbit, and find out how to travel at 17,500 mph, take a shower with no water, and go to the bathroom when there's no gravity. When it comes to human spaceflight, the sky is not the limit!"--
Brief description:
Andy Hirsch is a cartoonist living in Dallas, Texas. He is the author and illustrator of several entries in First Second's Science Comics series, including Dogs: From Predator to Protector, Trees: Kings of the Forest, and Cats: Nature and Nurture.
Review Quotes:
Praise for the Science Comics series:
"The insight behind these books is a powerful one. So much information about the world around us is actually better conveyed visually, through charts, illustrations, and sequential panels, than purely using words." --New York Times "Like having a Time Life Science Library in comic books. Which is awesome!" --Popular Science