Handshake in Space: The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project by Tan, Sheri Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSoundprints
ISBN-101568995342
ISBN-139781568995342
eBay Product ID (ePID)912069
Product Key Features
Book TitleHandshake in Space : the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTechnology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science, General
Publication Year1998
IllustratorYes, Bond, Higgins
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorSheri Tan
Book SeriesSmithsonian Odyssey Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN97-047613
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromSecond Grade
Grade ToFifth Grade
Dewey DecimalFic
SynopsisAt the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C, Lucy and Kevin visit the U.S. Soviet Apollo-Soyuz mission exhibit. With the help of their imaginations, they become Soviet cosmonaut Alexi A. Leonov and American astronaut Thomas Strafford'blasting off to their historic 1975 rendezvous in space., Travel aboard the American and U.S.S.R. spacecrafts during their historic first meeting in space! Children join Kevin and Lucy as they are suddenly transported from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum into outer space, becoming U.S.S.R. cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and American astronaut Thomas Stafford. Lucy and Kevin come face-to-face with each other, as the hatches between the two spacecrafts open and the two friends shake hands, successfully completing the Apollo-Soyuz Mission. In Handshake in Space: The Apollo-Soyuz Test, children learn how a simple handshake between astronauts of two rival countries can offer hope that countries can set their differences aside and work together toward a common goal. This 32-page, beautifully illustrated book comes with additional information about the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project and a glossary of key terms to extend the learning fun!