Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity

Blast off! Discover the history of rockets and their impact on the future with Anne and Jerzy Drozd in this volume of Science Comics, the action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers!
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic―dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and many more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you’re a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!
This volume: In Rockets we explore the 2,000 years that rockets have been in existence. We dive into Newton’s Laws of Motion―learning all about gravity, force, acceleration, and the history of rockets made in the past and rockets to be made in the future!

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ First Second
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 12, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1626728259
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1626728257
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 – 13 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Science Comics
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool – 2
Best Sellers Rank: #38,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #46 in Children’s Aeronautics & Space Books (Books) #885 in Children’s Comics & Graphic Novels (Books)
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