Mission, Earth: Voyage to the Home Planet
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (545 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0590485717 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Customer said I would highly recommend this book!!!. NASA astronaut Tom Jones has created a fabulous book here, one which both children and adults will enjoy, and which for most of us will be the nearest we will come to experiencing the wonders of spaceflight. Jones guides us through his two Shuttle missions with breathtaking clarity, using words and pictures to describe living and working in space. The environmental aims of his missions highlight problems we face on Earth, and how space flights can help solve them. This book would be a wonderful tool for schoolteachers or parents to introduce a wide range of subjects- science and the en. "An extremely valuable tool for teachers." according to A Customer. As a schoolteacher, I have used this book with children in the classroom, and found it a very useful tool to engage children in discussions about spaceflight, science, and environmental issues. It is a very well-written book, with beautiful and useful photos, that every teacher should own. I'm hoping it will become a set book on the curriculum.
From Publishers Weekly What happens when grade school friends meet up in later life? Well, if one has become an astronaut and the other a writer, the result, not surprisingly, is a book. Ages 8-14. Astronaut Jones's enthusiasm for his work is contagious; it shines through the text, making for a roundly enjoyable and informative read. The mission's purpose is to map, photograph and study changes in the environment in order to give scientists more ammunition in battling the planet's problems. The missions he and English chronicle?Space Radar Lab 1 and 2, part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth?should be of special interest to individuals and classrooms studying the environment, as well as to general space buffs. This lively journal puts a human face on the current space program by giving readers a firsthand look at two 1994 space shuttle missions. Well-conceived and thoughtfully executed
Full-color photos. From the first explosive moments, readers will be riveted by this astronaut'smission to study the health of our planet. SizeD.