Project Mercury (True Books) EXPLORE PROJECT
MERCURY -- the first U.S. manned space program.
In April, 1959, the first seven U.S. astronauts
were selected. The "MERCURY
SEVEN" are Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper,
Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom,
Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,
and Donald K. "Deke" Slayton.
Project Mercury (Out of This World) (Young Adult
Reading Level) Everything you
need to know about Project Mercury! It discusses
the beginning of the Space Age and Sputnik (the
first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet
Union), Mercury Seven (the first seven American
astronauts), the six manned Mercury flights, and
the successes following Project Mercury. You learn
about each of the seven original astronauts as
they are highlighted on a page titled, "Whatever
Happened to..." Plus, the book includes
an Easy-Reference Mercury Mission Facts Chart,
a Concise Timeline, and a Helpful Glossary.
Be sure to look at the diagram showing all the
parts and equipment of the Mercury capsule. Other
books in the "Out of This World" Series
include Project
Gemini, Project
Apollo, and The
History of NASA.
What the Moon Is Like (Let's Read and Find Out)-
ONLY
$4.95 It's
a FUN and ENTERTAINING book that
teaches all about the Moon. Are there craters,
valleys, rocks, or dust? Is it hot or cold? Why
is the sky always black even during the day? How
many humans have experienced the Moon first hand
(or foot)? This book uses simple words and great
pictures. There's also a drawing of the Moon and
the landing sites for Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16,
and 17. Beware -- after reading this book, you
may want to sign up for Space Camp!
Project Mercury (True Books)
Project Mercury (Out of This World) (Young Adult
Reading Level)
What the Moon Is Like (Let's Read and Find Out)
History of Space Exploration Coloring Book
Ultimate Sticker Book: Space
Ultimate Sticker Book: LEGO Space Port
DK Big Readers: Spacebusters: The Race to the
Moon (Level 3: Reading Alone)
Eyewitness: Space Exploration
Space Mission Patches
The History of NASA (Out of This World) (Young
Adult Reading Level)
20th Century NASA History: MERCURY - NASA Documents,
Images, and Mission Transcripts (CD-ROM)
Project Gemini (True Books)
Project Gemini (Out of This World) (Young Adult
Reading Level)
20th Century NASA History: GEMINI - NASA Documents,
Images, and Mission Transcripts (CD-ROM)
Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon (Step into
Reading, Step 4)
One Giant Leap: The First Moon Landing (Smithsonian
Odyssey)
Project Apollo (True Books)
Race to the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 (Picture
a Country)
Project Apollo (Out of This World) (Young Adult
Reading Level)
Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell (Adult Reading Level)
Apollo 13 - MOVIE (VHS)
Apollo 13 (Movie Tie-In) [ABRIDGED] (AUDIO CASSETTE)
A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
(Adult Reading Level)
A Man on The Moon: 3 Volume Illustrated Commemorative
Boxed Set (Adult Reading Level)
NASA: Space Flight: Discovering the Final Frontier
(VHS)
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of the Apollo Project
(VHS)
Celebrate Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite
(VHS)
20th Century NASA History: APOLLO - Mission Transcripts
and NASA Documents (Two CD-ROM Set)
APOLLO Photo Galleries and Image Files - Set One:
Apollo 1 through Apollo 12 (Two CD-ROM Set)
APOLLO Photo Galleries and Image Files - Set Two:
Apollo 13 through Apollo 17 (Two CD-ROM Set)
Handshake In Space: The Apollo-Soyuz Mission (Smithsonian
Odyssey)
The Space Shuttle (Eye on the Universe)
The Space Shuttle (True Books)
Amazing Pop-Up, Pull-Out Space Shuttle
The Big Space Shuttle (VHS)
NASA: Space Shuttle - From the Beginning (VHS)
NASA: Space Shuttle - Training, Factilities, Space
Station (VHS)
International
Space Station
The International Space Station (Let's Read and
Find Out)
Space Stations (True Books)
Rocket and Space Corporation Energia: The Legacy
of S.P. Korolev: The NASA Mission Reports (Sputnik)
(Adult Reading Level)
NASA: The Tribute: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo & Skylab
(1993) (VHS)
National Geographic's For All Mankind (1989) (VHS)
Nova - To the Moon
