Tee Time on the Moon: How Astronaut Alan Shepard Played Lunar Golf - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:David A. Kelly, Edwin FotheringhamAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2023-07-25Pages:40
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Calkins Creek BooksISBN-13:9781662680175ISBN-10:1662680171UPC:9781662680175Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Technology, Science & Nature, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science, Astronomy, GolfSize:11.20 x 9.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.1Product ID:SCS2EM5RGK
Astronaut Alan Shepard's mission: Fly to the moon. Study it in more detail than ever before. Hit a golf ball in low gravity. But how far? Find out in this engaging STEM/STEAM picture book. In 1971, Alan Shepard and his fellow astronauts made their way to the Moon in the cramped Apollo 14 capsule. Their mission: Study the moon in more detail than ever before. While the world watched on TV, Shepard and Edgar Mitchell gathered rock and soil samples wearing stiff, heavy spacesuits. But Alan Shepard had a secret hidden in his sock: two tiny golf balls. Golf was Shepard's favorite sport. And since the moon has virtually no atmosphere and gravity that is only a fraction of the Earth's, a golf ball should have been able to go far. But did it? Here's the little-known but true story of an experiment that may have started as a stunt, but ended up making people think differently about the moon, ask questions, and look for answers.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Calkins Creek BooksISBN-13:9781662680175ISBN-10:1662680171UPC:9781662680175Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Technology, Science & Nature, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science, Astronomy, GolfSize:11.20 x 9.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.1Product ID:SCS2EM5RGK
David A. Kelly is a children's author best known for his book series Ballpark Mysteries and Most Valuable Player. He lives in West Newton, MA. Visit davidakellybooks.com. Edwin Fotheringham is the award-winning illustrator of many picture-book biographies, including Blue Grass Boy, Eleanor Makes Her Mark, and Dazzlin' Dolly. He has also produced art for magazines, including The New Yorker and Ladies' Home Journal. Visit edfotheringham.com.
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