The Little Spacecraft That Could
By Joyce Lapin (Author), Simona Ceccarelli (Illustrator)
Price$16.95
Format Hardcover Picture Book
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The Little Spacecraft That Could
by Joyce Lapin, Simona Ceccarelli
OVERVIEW
Ride along with the New Horizons spacecraft as she rockets three billion miles to Pluto! Watch her take the first close-up photos of Pluto, and then journey another billion miles to mini-world Arrokoth. You’ll whiz through space at more than 10 miles per second; learn how giant planet Jupiter helped the little spacecraft reach Pluto; and discover the astonishing surface feature that made the world fall in love with Pluto.
PRAISE
A 2024 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Selection (Grades 3-5)"An epic, energetic flight into the dimmer reaches of our local astronomical neighborhood."—Kirkus (starred review)
“[In] Lapin’s exciting, accessible STEM offering . . . [with] Ceccarelli’s clear, colorful images . . . the twilight space backgrounds and entertainingly animated spacecraft are quite engaging. . . . Playful science for space-loving kids.”—Booklist -
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
Joyce Lapin has enjoyed reading and learning about astronomy since childhood. A former advertising copywriter, she's happy to have found a kinder, gentler life writing books. She is the author of Sterling’s If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon. She lives in Simsbury, CT.
Pub Date: 5/18/2021
ISBN: 9781454937555
Price: $16.95 / $22.95 CAN
Format: Hardcover Picture Book
Pages: 40 pages, all in color
Trim: 8.5 x 10.8 x 0 Inches
Territories: World
Category: Picture Books | Science & Nature
Age Range: 7 and up
Publisher: Union Square Kids
