Survival in Space The Apollo 13 Mission

A thrilling and captivating retelling of one of history's most famous space missions, from Blue Peter Book Award winning author David Long.
April 1970: Apollo 13 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It should have been the third manned Apollo mission to land on the moon. But when an explosion on board damaged the spacecraft, it became a perilous and near-impossible fight for survival. The crew on board travelled further into space than any other humans before them ...
In this gripping retelling of the astonishing Apollo 13 mission, David Long shows how courage, determination and teamwork succeeded in beating all odds to bring the spacecraft home.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

David Long is a journalist and author of non-fiction for both adults and children. A writer since leaving university, his work has appeared in the Sunday Times and London's Evening Standard. His engaging non-fiction reflects his unquenchable thirst for fascinating stories from the past, and in 2017 his book Survivors won the Blue Peter Award for the best book with facts.

Zusammenfassung

A thrilling and captivating retelling of one of history’s most famous space missions, from Blue Peter Book Award winning author David Long.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Tambellini Stefano (Illustration), Stefano Tambellini (Illustration)
• Autoren: David Long
• Verlag: Barrington Stoke
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2020
• Thema: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Sachbücher / Sachbilderbücher > Naturwissenschaft, Technik
• EAN: 9781781129388
• ISBN: 978-1-78112-938-8
• Anzahl Seiten: 88
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahren
• Serie: 9 to 12; Incredible True Stories > Book 1
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