The race to space. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Clive Gifford ; illustrated by Paul Daviz.
• Authors: Gifford, Clive
• Other Names: Daviz, Paul illustrator.
• Contents: Look up and dream -- Superpowers collide -- Rocket men -- The Cold War hots up -- Sputnik soars into space -- Kaputnik! -- Space zoo -- Astronauts wanted -- One wild ride -- First man in space -- Playing catch-up -- Soviet strides -- Probe wars -- Spacewalk! -- Building the Saturn V -- Saturn V -- Module maneuvers -- Bouncing back -- Astronauts out of this world -- The race gians pace -- Next pace: the moon -- One small step -- Coming home -- Machines on the moon -- "Houston, we've had a problem..." -- Last man on the moon -- Handshake across space -- Working together -- International Space Station -- Space inventions -- Timeline.
• Publisher Details: Lake Forest, CA : words & pictures, an imprint of the Quarto Group
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (64 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 629.409/2046; Space race -- Juvenile literature; Astronautics -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature; Space race; Astronautics -- History -- 20th century; Space flight -- History -- 20th century; Manned space flight -- History -- 20th century; Space flight to the moon; Astronautics; Space race; Electronic books; History; Juvenile works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780711242074; 0711242070; 9781786038913; 1786038919
• Related ISBNs: 9781786038906; 1786038900; 9781786038890; 1786038897
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.