Title Wernher von Braun : revolutionary rocket engineer / Rachael L. Thomas.

Publication Info.

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2019]

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department	J 920 VON	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department	JB VON BRAUN T	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department	J-B VON BRAUN, WERNHER	Check Shelf

Description	32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Series	Space crusaders
	Space crusaders.
Note	Includes index.
Contents	Reaching the stars -- Early influences -- Scientists and school -- Making missiles -- After war -- Project Paperclip -- Space race -- Moon mission -- A lasting legacy.
Summary	"Meet Wernher von Braun, who developed the booster rocket that won the Space Race for the United States! Follow von Braun's story from his early work developing the V-2 ballistic missile to his development of the Saturn V booster rocket that took Apollo 11 to the moon. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.
Subject	Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 -- Juvenile literature.
	Rocketry -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Rocketry -- Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Aerospace engineers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Rocketry -- United States -- Biography.
	Rocketry -- Germany -- Biography.
	Aerospace engineers -- Biography.
	Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977. (OCoLC)fst00043599
	Aerospace engineers. (OCoLC)fst00798629
	Rocketry. (OCoLC)fst01099327
	Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Biographies.
ISBN	153211706X
	9781532117060

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