Missiles and Spy Satellites (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781532118302)

This title explores the military origins of the Space Race, including the geopolitics of the Cold War, the race to build intercontinental ballistic missiles, and sophisticated reconnaissance satellites. Will include information about Germany's development of the V-1 "buzz bomb" and V-2 missiles of World War II, and the United States enlistment of Wernher von Braun, the German scientist known as the father of rocketry. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author: John Hamilton
ISBN-10: 1532118309
ISBN-13: 9781532118302
Publisher: ABDO & Daughters
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2018
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.80w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 72
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw