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Author:

Wood, Matthew Brenden, author.

Title:

The space race : how the cold war put humans on the moon / Matthew Brenden Wood ; illustrated by Sam Carbaugh.

Publisher:

Nomad Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

ix, 118 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Subject:

Cold War--Juvenile literature.
Space flight to the moon--Juvenile literature.
Space race--Juvenile literature.
Astronautics--Soviet Union--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Astronautics--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Carbaugh, Samuel, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-115) and index.

Contents:

The race to the moon -- The rise of communism -- The cold war begins -- Man in space -- Small steps to the moon -- America takes the lead -- Crossing the finish line.

Summary:

Looks at the history of the space race, detailing how the United States and the Soviet Union competed in space exploration in the 1960s.

ISBN:

1619306611
9781619306615
9781619306639
1619306638

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1002613657

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

HQPD845 -- Rock Valley Public Library (Rock Valley)