***New York Times Notable Book New York Times Bestseller** **What Is the What*** is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children--the so-called Lost Boys--was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds o
What Is NASA?
โ Scribed by Sarah Fabiny; Who HQ; Ted Hammond
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group;Penguin Workshop
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Find out all about NASA in this out-of-this-world addition to the What Was? series.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken place since then. NASA has a rich history and still plays an important role in uncovering the mysteries of the universe. Readers are sure to get sucked into this book.
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