You Can't Bring a Sandwich to the Moon . . . and Other Stories about Space!: Space Age (Ready to Read: Level Three) (Secrets of American History)

by Laurie Calkhoven (Author) Valerio Fabbretti (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can't bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and more in this book about the space race of the 1950s and 1960s. Secrets of American History is an action-packed nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that lets beginning readers in on a little secret: history is full of surprises! Want to know what invisible ink has to do with the American Revolution? Or why shark repellant and inflatable army tanks were used in World War II? Find out in this fact-filled series of fascinating true tales, wild adventures, and spy missions, and discover the secret side of American history!
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Laurie Calkhoven
Laurie Calkhoven is a children's writer and editor living in New York City. She has written many historical children's books, including George Washington: An American Life and Harriet Tubman: Leading the Way to Freedom. You can visit her at lauriecalkhoven.com.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781534417816
Lexile Measure
1090
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Publication date
July 03, 2018
Series
Ready to Read: Level Three
BISAC categories
JNF025210 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/20th Century
JNF051010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
JNF045000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
History
Space flight to the moon
Manned space flight
Space race

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