02367cam a2200529 i 4500 1296931548 TxAuBib 20240603120000.0 170126s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017003458 9781499804522 pbk. 1499804520 pbk. 9781499804539 hardcover 1499804539 hardcover TxAuBib rda Ohlin, Nancy, author. Blast back!: The Space Race / by Nancy Ohlin ; illustrated by Roger Sim. Space race. First edition. New York, New York : Little Bee Books, [2017] 111 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Blast back Includes bibliographical references. A brief history of the space race -- Why explore space? -- The challenges of space travel -- The cold war -- Sputnik -- Explorer -- A race to the moon -- Spying from space -- A man on the moon -- The legacy of the space race. "When people think about the space race, things like astronauts and the Soviet Union may come to mind. But why was there a race, and who won anyway? Prepare to blast back and find out! Discover everything from what happened during the Cold War to the moon landing and more. And find out interesting, little-known facts such as how even animals have traveled to space and how not all space explorers are called 'astronauts.'" -- Book jacket. Ages 7-10. Grades 4 to grade 6. 20240603. Space race History Juvenile literature. Space race History. Astronautics United States History Juvenile literature. Astronautics Soviet Union History Juvenile literature. Astronautics United States History. Astronautics Soviet Union History. Astronautics. fast Space race. fast Soviet Union. fast United States. fast History. fast Juvenile works. fast Series. Simó, Roger, illustrator. Blast back.