Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures): How Three Brave Astronauts Survived A Space Disaster
Why we picked it
This lively, photo-filled true adventure retells the Apollo 13 crisis for early readers, pairing a gripping survival story with accessible nonfiction facts.
Our review
Three astronauts, one crippled spacecraft, and a single goal: get home alive. This fast-moving true adventure brings the Apollo 13 crisis down to an early-reader level, with photos, a map, and behind-the-scenes facts. Beyond the drama, it quietly plants a powerful idea, that surviving the unexpected comes down to weighing risks and making smart calls under pressure, the very thinking actuaries turn into a profession.
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Could you survive an outer-space disaster? Aspiring astronauts and young explorers will love this out-of-this-world Totally True Adventure. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.
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