The Race To Space Countdown To Liftoff Epic Fails 2

Author : Ben Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1250150612
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff (Epic Fails #2) written by Ben Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second installment in this hilarious nonfiction series take on the many failures behind the race to space and America's journey to the stars.

Author : Erik Slader
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536442878
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Race to Space written by Erik Slader and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous nonfiction exploration of the Space Race and the many, many failures that paved the path to ultimate success.

Author : Ben Thompson
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 1250150639
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff (Epic Fails #2) written by Ben Thompson and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second installment of the Epic Fails series, explore the many failures that made up the Race to Space, paving the way for humanity’s eventual success at reaching the stars. Today, everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong’s famous words as he first set foot on the moon: “one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” He made it look easy, but America’s journey to the moon was anything but simple. In 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first satellite, into orbit, America had barely crossed the starting line of the great Space Race. Later that year, our first attempt was such a failure that the media nicknamed it “Kaputnik.” Still, we didn’t give up. With each failure, we gleaned valuable information about what went wrong, and how to avoid it in the future. So we tried again. And again. And each time we failed, we failed a little bit better. The Epic Fails series by Erik Slader and Ben Thompson explores the humorous backstories behind a variety of historical discoveries, voyages, experiments, and innovations that didn't go as expected but succeeded nonetheless, showing that many of mankind's biggest success stories are the result of some pretty epic failures indeed. This title has Common Core connections.

Author : Ben Thompson
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 125015054X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Age of Exploration: Totally Getting Lost (Epic Fails #4) written by Ben Thompson and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous explorers of all time, but he was neither the first nor last adventurer to ever stumble upon a great discovery. From the Silk Road of Asia to the icy shores of Antarctica, our knowledge of the world today is in large part due to several intrepid pioneers, risking life and limb for the sake of exploration. After all, setting off into the dark unknown requires an enormous amount of bravery. But every explorer quickly learns that courage and curiosity aren’t enough to save you if you can’t read a map or trespass on somebody else’s land! In this fourth installment of the Epic Fails series, authors Erik Slader and Ben Thompson introduces readers to an international cast of trailblazers and details every mutiny, wrong turn, and undiscovered city of gold behind the age of exploration.

Author : Ben Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1250150558
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving Into History (Epic Fails #1) written by Ben Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the lives of the two American brothers who designed, built, and flew the first heavier-than-air aircraft to fly successfully, detailing the many mishaps and misadventures that preceded it.

Author : Katy Farina
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
ISBN 13 : 1454939990
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Song of the Court written by Katy Farina and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming fairy tale—told in graphic novel style—about two unlikely friends who encourage each other to pursue their dreams. “Katy’s work is so expressive and fun! The way she seamlessly blends high drama, big laughs, and tender family moments blows me away . . .” Gale Galligan, New York Times bestselling author of The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels In order to buy seeds for her beautiful garden, Arietta plans to sell her treasured family violin. Then music-loving Princess Cassia spots Arietta with the instrument and excitedly asks her to perform at her upcoming birthday party. What the Princess doesn’t realize is, Arietta can’t play! Too ashamed to tell Cassia the truth, Arietta sets out to learn a special song for the occasion. But as Arietta’s musical passion blossoms, her devotion to her garden fades . . . and her trees and flowers begin to die. Will she be able to master the tune in time for Cassia’s celebration—and save the garden, too?

Author : Erik Slader
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1250150582
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Not-So-Great Presidents: Commanders in Chief written by Erik Slader and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From heroic George Washington to the dastardly Richard Nixon, the oval office has been occupied by larger-than-life personalities since 1789. The position comes with enormous power and responsibility, and every American president thus far has managed to achieve great things. However, the President of the United States is only human—and oftentimes far from perfect. While some men suffered through only minor mishaps during their time in office, others are famously remembered for leaving behind much bigger messes. In the third installment of the Epic Fails series, authors Erik Slader and Ben Thompson, and artist Tim Foley, take readers on another hilarious ride, exploring the lives, legacies, and failures of some of America’s commanders in chief.

Author : Craig Nelson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101057734
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rocket Men written by Craig Nelson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller "Celebrates a bold era when voyaging beyond the Earth was deemed crucial to national security and pride." -The Wall Street Journal Restoring the drama, majesty, and sheer improbability of an American triumph, this is award-winning historian Craig Nelson's definitive and thrilling story of man's first trip to the moon. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, Rocket Men presents a vivid narrative of the moon mission, taking readers on the journey to one of the last frontiers of the human imagination.

Author : Ben Thompson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061959170
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Badass written by Ben Thompson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The badasses populating the pages of Badass are the most savagely awesome historical figures to ever strap on a pair of chain mail gauntlets and run screaming into battle. Author Ben Thompson—considered by many to be the Internet’s foremost expert on badassitude—has gathered together a rogues’ gallery of butt-stomping rogues, from Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan to Blackbeard, George S. Patton, and Bruce Lee. Their bone-breaking exploits are illustrated by top artist from the fields of gaming, comics, and cards—DC Comics illustrator Matt Haley and Thomas Denmark, illustrator for the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. This is not your boring high school history—this is tough, manly, unrelentingly Badass!

Author : Jonathan H. Ward
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319177923
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Countdown to a Moon Launch written by Jonathan H. Ward and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of workers labored at Kennedy Space Center around the clock, seven days a week, for half a year to prepare a mission for the liftoff of Apollo 11. This is the story of what went on during those hectic six months. Countdown to a Moon Launch provides an in-depth look at the carefully choreographed workflow for an Apollo mission at KSC. Using the Apollo 11 mission as an example, readers will learn what went on day by day to transform partially completed stages and crates of parts into a ready-to-fly Saturn V. Firsthand accounts of launch pad accidents, near misses, suspected sabotage, and last-minute changes to hardware are told by more than 70 NASA employees and its contractors. A companion to Rocket Ranch, it includes many diagrams and photographs, some never before published, to illustrate all aspects of the process. NASA’s groundbreaking use of computers for testing and advanced management techniques are also covered in detail. This book will demystify the question of how NASA could build and launch Apollo missions using 1960s technology. You’ll discover that there was no magic involved – just an abundance of discipline, willpower, and creativity.