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    14 Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle: Educational Version
    14 Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle: Educational Version
    14 Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle: Educational Version
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    14 Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle: Educational Version

    By Jeannie Meekins

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    What is a Space Shuttle?
    How can something that can’t fly go into space?
    Do spiders spin webs in space?
    Do astronauts get space sick?
    This book answers all these questions and more, plus everybody’s favorite: How do astronauts go to the toilet?
    This book was written in 2007, prior to the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. While the Space Shuttle program no longer exists, the information in this book is still interesting for learning about the program that provided us with much information about space and about space travel in general.

    Ages 8 and up.
    All measurements in American and metric.

    The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateSep 19, 2013
    ISBN9781301861903
    14 Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle: Educational Version
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    Jeannie Meekins

    Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com

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      14 Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle - Jeannie Meekins

      14 FUN FACTS ABOUT

      THE SPACE SHUTTLE

      By Jeannie Meekins

      A LearningIsland.com

      15 - Minute Book

      We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of space and our universe, the more information we are discovering.

      Editor: Jennifer Robinson

      Pictures by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ).

      Smashwords Edition

      Text (c) Copyright 2007 Jeannie Meekins. All rights reserved.

      Published by LearningIsland.com. All rights reserved.

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy from any of several online e-book stores. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      14 Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle / Jeannie Meekins

      Summary: A brief look at the Space Shuttle.

      1. Space Shuttle. Juvenile Literature. 2. Space. Juvenile Literature.

      Created in USA

      Words: 2295

      Reading Level: 6.3

      Ages 8 and up.

      Table of Contents

      Book

      Activities

      Answers

      About the Author

      NOTE: This book was written in 2007, prior to the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. While the Space Shuttle program no longer exists, the information in this book is still interesting for learning about the program that provided us with much information about space.

      What is a Space Shuttle? How can something that can’t fly go into space? Do spiders spin webs in space? Do astronauts get space sick?

      This book answers all these questions and more, plus everybody’s favorite: How do astronauts go to the toilet?

      Space shuttle design.

      Fact 1: Space Shuttles were designed to be reusable.

      In the early 1970s, US President Richard

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