The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon
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Publishing Details
The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon
By (Author) Matthew Brenden Wood
Illustrated by Samuel Carbaugh
Nomad Press
Nomad Press
1st May 2018
United States
Classifications
Primary and Secondary Educational
Non Fiction
629.41
Physical Properties
Hardback
128
Description
When people look up at the night sky, they might see the potential for amazing discoveries and scientific advancement. During the Space Race of the 1950s and 1960s, some people also saw a place that needed to be claimed. In The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon, middle school astronomy students will explore the bitter rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that served as fuel for the fire that catapulted rockets into the great unknown of the next frontierspaceand eventually landed a man on the moon.
Reviews
"This is a wonderful resource for middle school students, bringing the Space Race to life through accessible language, fun exercises, and cool graphics. I highly recommend it!" Asif Siddiqi, author of Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974 (NASA, 2000)
Mom Read It Blog
"The Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union led to a race for dominance, and space was best place to push for that dominance. Matthew Brendens book, The Space Race, is an interactive chronicle of this pivotal point in history. Beginning with a timeline to give readers background, Brenden takes us from the 1917 Russian Revolution, through World War II (when Russia was our ally) and the Cold War, to July 20, 1969: the date Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon . . . I love Nomad Press books; there are so many entry points for students in each book. This one is a valuable reference for Science or History."
School Library Journal Gr 6-8The author of The Science of Science Fiction is back with another fun-filled, interactive nonfiction title, this time about how the Cold War led the United States to put a man on the moon. Broken up into six chapters, Wood takes readers on a journey from the rise of Communism and the beginning of postwar East/West tensions, until the United States crosses the finish line and lands on the moon. This book does an excellent job of making a topic engaging by infusing technology into its pages; there are QR codes that link readers to YouTube and other online media that enhance the information being presented. The text is easy to follow and features comics, photos, Blast Facts, vocabulary, and summaries that help readers gain a better picture of the historical advances and events leading up to the U.S. missions in space. Each chapter also offers an Inquire & Investigate sidebar that would help guide educators to incorporate the book into history or science lessons. -VERDICT A strong purchase for middle school -libraries.
Author Bio
Matthew Brenden Wood, author of The Science of Science Fiction and Planetary Science: Explore New Frontiers, is a math and science teacher with a passion for STEAM education. He is also an avid amateur astronomer and astrophotographer. Wood holds a bachelors degree in astronomy from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Sam Carbaugh has illustrated several books for Nomad Press, including Forensics: Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation and Shakespeare: Investigate the Bard's Influence on Today's World. He wrote and illustrated Comics: Investigate the History and Technology of American Cartooning. Sam lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
