How To Become An Astronaut For Kids

How to become an Astronaut for KIDS! Start your child's Astronaut training and Go to the moon and back! Specially designed for kids ages 5 - 12. Do YOU know how to become an Astronaut? What do you do when your little girl or boy says, "I wanna be an Astronaut when I grow up!" and you don't know yourself!? Here it is, you can put this in her or his little hands and say "This is it kid, your handbook for becoming an astronaut!" ENGAGING pics with just the right amount of words helps your child learn, and at their own pace, because they want to! We should never make the mistake of "dumbing down" our material for what we "perceive" as the right difficulty level for a certain age. Let your kid decide. This book starts out super simple and then gets a little more technical in the end. Just right for all ages! Astronaut training, the Apollo 11 mission, and a very detailed journey to the moon and back and much much more! All with fabulous full-color FULL-PAGE photos in this book to get your kids motivated! Help your kid learn to read - he or she will WANT to read this if they like planes or want to be an astronaut. Children need role models today, additionally READING -instead of playing video games- should be more encouraged. This is an INTERACTIVE book with lots of Videos--no Apps required!. DEFINITIONS for the harder words are provided to ADVANCE reading skills and comprehension. Razor-sharp graphics and DIAGRAMS to explain the cool parts of the spacecraft and ANSWER all of those questions your kids might have :-) ! 80+ pages of LARGE PRINT (16pt.) 8.5 x 11" More Detailed Breakdown: Becoming an Astronaut NASA's requirements to become an Astronaut Astronaut training The Centrifuge Weightlessness Training Weightlessness training in the swimming pool Zero G Aircraft "The Vomit Comet" Astronaut Suits How Does a Rocket Engine Work? The Moon Mission - Apollo 11 Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Michael Collins The Saturn V Rocket and rocket stages The Apollo Spacecraft: The Apollo Command Module The Apollo Service Module The Command and Service Module The Apollo Lunar Module Going to the Moon - Step by Step Gravity on the Moon Moon Buggies Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) Returning from the Moon and REENTRY! And more!... This book motivates by linking cool pics for kids to cool content - WORDS Scroll up and grab a copy today! OBLITERATE THE LEADERSHIP GAP! www.Kidsbooks.Club

Discusses activities astronauts do while they're in space.

Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? Blast off in this fun nonfiction picture book by the author of Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum to find out! With an appealing text and funny, brightly colored illustrations, Meghan McCarthy transports aspiring space travelers to astronaut school in her young nonfiction picture book. Take a ride on the “Vomit Comet” and learn how it feels to be weightless. Try a bite of astronaut food, such as delicious freeze-dried ice cream. Have your measurements taken—100 of your hand alone—for your very own space suit. Get ready for liftoff! “McCarthy introduces the paraphernalia of rocket travel with a corollary, direct humor that understands and respects its audience.” —Booklist “This appealing book is sure to find a wide audience.” —School Library Journal

An out-of-this-world book about space jobs for anyone from age 6+

"A memoir chronicling Clayton Anderson's quest to become an astronaut. From his childhood to working for NASA, and then eventually becoming an astronaut"--

Little ones dream big. They may look like they're playing with tinfoil and cardboard boxes, but really, they're piloting rockets into space and becoming the first astronauts to walk on Mars. Learn a little about what astronauts do, and spark a passion that lasts a lifetime.

Describes what it is like to be an astronaut, some of the ways to prepare for this career, and the work in various related jobs.

Retired astronaut Clayton Anderson takes readers on an A to Z flight through the alphabet from astronaut and blastoff to spacewalk and Zulu Time. Topics cover the history of NASA, science, and practical aspects of being an astronaut using fun poems for each letter paired with longer expository text in the sidebars. Perfect for science buffs, budding astronauts, and astronomy lovers of all ages.