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The Little Spacecraft That Could - by Joyce Lapin (Hardcover)

The Little Spacecraft That Could - by  Joyce Lapin (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Ride along with the New Horizons spacecraft as she rockets three billion miles to Pluto! Watch her take the first close-up photos of Pluto, and then journey another billion miles to mini-world Arrokoth. You'll whiz through space at more than 10 miles per second; learn how giant planet Jupiter helped the little spacecraft reach Pluto; and discover the astonishing surface feature that made the world fall in love with Pluto"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Ride along with the New Horizons spacecraft as she rockets three billion miles to Pluto! Watch her take the first close-up photos of Pluto, and then journey another billion miles to mini-world Arrokoth. You'll whiz through space at more than 10 miles per second; learn how giant planet Jupiter helped the little spacecraft reach Pluto; and discover the astonishing surface feature that made the world fall in love with Pluto.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An epic, energetic flight into the dimmer reaches of our local astronomical neighborhood."--<i>Kirkus</i> (starred review) <p/> "[In] Lapin's exciting, accessible STEM offering . . . [with] Ceccarelli's clear, colorful images . . . the twilight space backgrounds and entertainingly animated spacecraft are quite engaging. . . . Playful science for space-loving kids."--<i>Booklist</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Joyce Lapin has enjoyed reading and learning about astronomy since childhood. A former advertising copywriter, she's happy to have found a kinder, gentler life writing books. She is the author of Sterling's <i>If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon</i>. She lives in Simsbury, CT.

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