You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Satellites! (You Wouldn't Want to Live Without...) - by Ian Graham (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Discover how we use satellites every day to talk on the telephone, watch TV, use the Internet, predict the weather, and run businesses."--Back cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant.<p></p>Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.A satellite is a small object traveling around something bigger. The Moon is a natural satellite of Earth. A spacecraft launched into orbit around Earth is an artificial satellite. Since Sputnik-1, about 6,000 more satellites have been launched by 40 countries. Nearly 4,000 are still in orbit, and about 1,000 of them are still working. Learn about how we use satellites every day without knowing it to talk on the telephone, watch television, use the internet, predict the weather, navigate the landscape, and run businesses.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Bergin studied at Eastbourne College of Art and has illustrated many children's books. He lives in Bexhill-on-Sea, England, with his wife and three children. <br/><b>Ian Graham</b> is a highly experienced author having written over 180 illustrated non-fiction books and contributed to many articles for magazines. After completing a BSc. in applied physics he took a postgraduate diploma in Journalism at City University, London. He began work as an editor before setting up a freelance business writing and editing, this included editing the magazine <i>Space Voyager</i>. Ian now lives in Norfolk in the U.K.
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