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Author Koll, Hilary, author.

Title Launch a rocket into space / Hilary Koll and Steve Mills ; illustrated by Vladmir Aleksic.

Publication Info. Irvine, CA : QEB Publishing, 2015.

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 510.76 KOLL    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 510.76 KOLL    Check Shelf
Description 32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Series You do the math
Koll, Hilary. You do the math.
Note Includes index.
Contents Astronaut selection (interpreting tables) -- The history of rockets (timeline work) -- Rocket shapes (3D shapes and nets) -- The size of rockets (measurements and comparisons) -- Rocket construction (fractions of a whole) -- Getting ready for launch (comparing weight) -- Food preparation (adding and subtracting) -- Countdown (sequences and time) -- Blast off! (measuring and comparing angles) -- Into space (temperature and negative numbers) -- In the cockpit (reading dials and scales) -- In orbit (calculating time intervals) -- Return to earth (co-ordinates and graphs) -- Answers -- Glossary and index.
Summary What's the minimum height for an astronaut? What's the best shape for a rocket being launched into space? Find this out whilst also solving problems using 3D shapes and degrees of rotation to launch a rocket in space!
Subject Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Space flight -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematics. (OCoLC)fst01012163
Space flight. (OCoLC)fst01127676
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Problems and exercises. (OCoLC)fst01423783
Added Author Mills, Steve, 1955- author.
Aleksic, Vladmir, illustrator.
ISBN 9781609927295 hardcover
160992729X hardcover
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