"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. This appealing book is sure to find a wide audience.- Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TNĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The author includes a page of fascinating facts as well as a list of places to visit. The space-shuttle liftoff, painted vertically, and images of the smiling characters in space capture the excitement of this ultimate adventure. A space suit and toilet are shown against white backgrounds, and their parts are clearly labeled. Take a ride on the Vomit Comet and learn how it feels to be. The text and illustrations are simply done, and their very sparseness highlights important stages in astronaut preparation. Meghan McCarthy blasts readers off to astronaut school in her new, young, nonfiction picture book. Full-color spreads done in acrylics on gessoed paper show authentic facilities like a swimming pool, a jet, and the Vomit Comet (a plane ride that allows passengers to experience weightlessness). The book gives a very real picture of the arduous training required before going into space.
Painted in a cartoon style, the three men and one woman have large saucerlike eyes and off-center smiles. Visit her at -Grade 3-McCarthy speaks directly to children who dream of someday "BLASTING into outer space," inviting them to experience astronaut school with four aspiring recruits. Meghan McCarthy is the award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children, including Earmuffs for Everyone!: How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse All That Trash and Action! A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.
All orders must be received by noon Monday, February 27.Under shipping options, choose "pick up at store" then pay online, and we'll deliver the books to DA there are no shipping charges!.6 Total Resources View Text Complexity Discover Like Books. We will automatically apply a 10% discount to all books ordered for this event! We will manually apply the discount before we process it. Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut Meghan McCarthy blasts readers off.The book will be personalized using the student's first name, unless you put a different request in the order comments section.Be sure to list your STUDENT'S NAME and TEACHER'S NAME in the order comments section during checkout.Tuesday, February 28, 2023: Meghan McCarthy is coming to Durham Academy - Grades 1- 4!
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