Packing for Mars for kids

Roach, Mary, author.

Book 2022

"What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don't shower? Can farts really be deadly in space? Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and informative young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars, Roach guides us through the irresistibly strange, frequently gross, and awe-inspi...

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Astronauts Training of Juvenile literature

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ISBN:

9781324019374
1324019379

Description:

136 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Target Audience Note:

009-012

Notes:

"Adapted from Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void"--Title page verso
Includes index

Contents:

Gravity rules
What it's like to fly
Barfing on the ceiling
Toilet training for grown-ups
Strange dinners
Life without a bath
Roommates for very small rooms

LCCN:

2021050555

Control Number:

3137560

Other Authors:

Adaptation of (work): Roach, Mary. Packing for Mars

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