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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Wheeler Pub Inc
Publication date
April 1, 2000
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781568959726
ISBN-10
1568959729
Dimensions
1 by 5.25 by 9 in.
Weight
1.25 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$11.95
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large print
§As reported by publisher
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: This is an account on audiotape of NASA engineer Hickam's high school days in West Virginia in the 1950s. When 14-year-old Homer watches Sputnik fly over his home town, his life is changed forever. His group of "Rocket Boy" friends launch their own rocket into space, and unite a town and a family.
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Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (April 1, 2000)
9781568959726 | details & prices | 5.25 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $11.95
About: This is an account on audiotape of NASA engineer Hickam's high school days in West Virginia in the 1950s.
About: This is an account on audiotape of NASA engineer Hickam's high school days in West Virginia in the 1950s.
Miscellaneous
With Homer H. Hickam |
from Dell Pub Co (April 1, 1999)
9780440333876 | details & prices | 384 pages | List price $15.00
This edition also contains Rocket Boys
About: This is an account on audiotape of NASA engineer Hickam's high school days in West Virginia in the 1950s.
This edition also contains Rocket Boys
About: This is an account on audiotape of NASA engineer Hickam's high school days in West Virginia in the 1950s.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Beau Bridges (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Simon & Schuster Audioworks (September 1, 1998)
9780671582722 | details & prices | 4.00 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $24.00
About: The author traces the boyhood enthusiasm for rockets that eventually led to a career at NASA, describing how he built model rockets in the family garage in West Virginia, inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite 'Sputnik.
About: The author traces the boyhood enthusiasm for rockets that eventually led to a career at NASA, describing how he built model rockets in the family garage in West Virginia, inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite 'Sputnik.
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