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The Apollo 13 Mission: Surviving an Explosion in Space

AUTHOR Zelon, Helen
PUBLISHER PowerKids Press (12/30/2001)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Library Binding)

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Kids will thrill to the exciting rescue story that is the Apollo 13 mission. An explosion in the command module forced astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and John Swigert Jr. to move to the cramped lunar module where they had barely enough food, water, and oxygen to survive. After nearly dying from carbon dioxide poisoning, the astronauts made it home thanks to quick thinking from the experts at Mission Control.
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ISBN-13: 9780823957736
ISBN-10: 082395773X
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 24
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 10.26 x 0.32 x 8.30 inches
Weight: 0.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics
Technology & Engineering | General
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Guided Reading Level: Grade 4
Dewey Decimal: 629.454
Library of Congress Control Number: 00013042
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Kids will thrill to the exciting rescue story that is the Apollo 13 mission. An explosion in the command module forced astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and John Swigert Jr. to move to the cramped lunar module where they had barely enough food, water, and oxygen to survive. After nearly dying from carbon dioxide poisoning, the astronauts made it home thanks to quick thinking from the experts at Mission Control.
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