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Could you survive an outer-space disaster? Aspiring astronauts and young explorers will love this out-of-this-world Totally True Adventure.   Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, and additional Story Behind the Story facts.   Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.
By Wesley Lowe (illustrator)

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9780385391252 | Dgs edition (Random House Childrens Books, March 24, 2015), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Could you survive an outer-space disaster?

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9780385391269 | Random House Childrens Books, March 24, 2015, cover price $12.99

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Product Description: After pushing back the flight several times, the Challenger Space Shuttle was ready to launch. On January 28, 1986, the shuttle lifted off. Just 73 seconds into the flight, tragedy struck. Without warning, the Challenger exploded in front of stunned spectators, killing everyone on board...read more

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9781491422212 | Fact Finders, January 1, 2015, cover price $7.95

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9781491420461 | Fact Finders, January 1, 2015, cover price $26.65 | About this edition: After pushing back the flight several times, the Challenger Space Shuttle was ready to launch.

During the 1960s, humans were finally able to explore the universe beyond Earth. But at what cost? Many people lost their lives in a race to go where humans had never gone before. Find out what happened when an explosion on a spacecraft left three U.S. astronauts stranded in space 200,000 miles (321,869 kilometers) from Earth. With a limited supply of food, water, and oxygen, would they make it back to Earth alive?

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9781476551302 | Capstone Pr Inc, January 1, 2014, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: During the 1960s, humans were finally able to explore the universe beyond Earth.

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9781476541815 | First Facts, January 1, 2014, cover price $26.65

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9781616519346 | Reprint edition (Saddleback Pub, September 1, 2012), cover price $8.95
9781562546625 | Saddleback Pub, August 1, 2004, cover price $4.95

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9780606302777 | Demco Media, April 30, 2004, cover price $12.43

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9781464400735 | Enslow Pub Inc, August 1, 2012, cover price $10.53

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9780766040724 | Enslow Pub Inc, August 1, 2012, cover price $25.27

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Product Description: In the course of just over half a century, aeronautics and space travel has progressed from one man, Chuck Yeager, breaking the sound barrier in an airplane to building an International Space Station, which has hosted numerous individuals from at least eight different countries...read more

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9781448866649 | Rosen Central, December 15, 2011, cover price $11.75 | About this edition: In the course of just over half a century, aeronautics and space travel has progressed from one man, Chuck Yeager, breaking the sound barrier in an airplane to building an International Space Station, which has hosted numerous individuals from at least eight different countries.

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9781448866601 | Rosen Central, December 15, 2011, cover price $30.25 | About this edition: In the course of just over half a century, aeronautics and space travel has progressed from one man, Chuck Yeager, breaking the sound barrier in an airplane to building an International Space Station, which has hosted numerous individuals from at least eight different countries.

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Product Description: Heroism in outer space is the legacy of the lunar mission Apollo 13. On April 11, 1970, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert were launched into space as the crew of Apollo 13. Their mission, like the missions of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12, was to explore the lunar surface...read more

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9781590785577 | Boyds Mills Pr, October 1, 2008, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Heroism in outer space is the legacy of the lunar mission Apollo 13.

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Product Description: An incredible, true-life adventure set on the most dangerous frontier of all—outer spaceIn the nearly forty years since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, space travel has come to be seen as a routine enterprise—at least until the shuttle Columbia disintegrated like the Challenger before it, reminding us, once again, that the dangers are all too real...read more

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9780887842054 | House of Anansi Pr, March 30, 2007, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: An incredible, true-life adventure set on the most dangerous frontier of all—outer spaceIn the nearly forty years since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, space travel has come to be seen as a routine enterprise—at least until the shuttle Columbia disintegrated like the Challenger before it, reminding us, once again, that the dangers are all too real.
9780385514651 | 1 edition (Doubleday, March 6, 2007), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Every time an astronaut makes the trip into space, he faces the risk of death from the slightest mechanical error or instance of bad luck.

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9780739341995 | Abridged edition (Random House, March 6, 2007), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Describes how, in the wake of the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia, the three astronauts orbiting Earth in the International Space Station were forced to come up with a makeshift and risky way to get back home.

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A description of the events that occurred before, during, and after the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in January of 1986.

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9781410922793 | Heinemann/Raintree, July 25, 2006, cover price $33.50 | About this edition: A description of the events that occurred before, during, and after the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in January of 1986.

A heart-stopping collection of true stories about disasters in space includes coverage of the Apollo 8 and 13 experiences, fires and collisions about the MIR space station, and other fatal or near-fatal experiences in the world's various space programs. Original.

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9780786714490 | Running Pr Book Pub, January 10, 2005, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A heart-stopping collection of true stories about disasters in space includes coverage of the Apollo 8 and 13 experiences, fires and collisions about the MIR space station, and other fatal or near-fatal experiences in the world's various space programs.

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Relates events of the April, 1970, flight of Apollo 13, the third mission to the Moon, which was aborted after an explosion critically damaged the command module and nearly claimed the lives of the three astronauts aboard.

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9780766051676 | Myreportlinks.Com, May 1, 2004, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Relates events of the April, 1970, flight of Apollo 13, the third mission to the Moon, which was aborted after an explosion critically damaged the command module and nearly claimed the lives of the three astronauts aboard.

Recounts the events related to the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission and how the crew and mission control handled the in-flight crisis.

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9780613587563 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $15.75 | About this edition: Recounts the events related to the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission and how the crew and mission control handled the in-flight crisis.

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Analyzes the inherent risks and dangers of human space exploration, from those that affect the health of astronauts to those that result in shuttle explosions, and examines ways of reducing safety-related incidents.

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9781590185087 | Lucent Books, November 1, 2003, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Analyzes the inherent risks and dangers of human space exploration, from those that affect the health of astronauts to those that result in shuttle explosions, and examines ways of reducing safety-related incidents.

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Enhanced with full-color photos, this book provides a review of the tragedies and near-disasters that have taken place from the early days of the space explorations through today, including an examination of the events of Apollo 13, incidents on space station Mir, and the recent loss of the Columbia shuttle in February, 2003.

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9780761319207 | Millbrook Pr, August 1, 2001, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Highlights the accidents, tragedies, and rescue attempts that have occurred throughout the history of space exploration, including the Challenger, Apollo 13, and the Russian space station Mir.

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9780761328957 | Revised edition (Millbrook Pr, October 1, 2003), cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Examines the failed missions, accidents, and destroyed vehicles of various world space programs, including the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia in 2003.

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Product Description: The "Space Busters" series takes a close look at space and its properties and possibilities. Included are fact boxes to draw readers into the action, plus activities and projects to enable children to develop an understanding of space for themselves.

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9781410900739 | Not Applicable, July 1, 2003, cover price $8.49 | About this edition: The "Space Busters" series takes a close look at space and its properties and possibilities.

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9780739848500 | Heinemann/Raintree, January 1, 2002, cover price $28.21 | About this edition: Discusses various situations faced by astronauts in space, including dangerous dockings, daring repairs, risky rescues, and unhappy landings.

Describes the ill fated flight of Apollo 13 when an explosion forced the crew to abandon plans for a lunar landing and embark on a dangerous journey back to Earth. (view table of contents)

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9780791053119 | Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 2003, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes the ill fated flight of Apollo 13 when an explosion forced the crew to abandon plans for a lunar landing and embark on a dangerous journey back to Earth.

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9780791053102, titled "The Apollo 13 Mission" | Chelsea House Pub, August 1, 2000, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Describes the ill fated flight of Apollo 13 when an explosion forced the crew to abandon plans for a lunar landing and embark on a dangerous journey back to Earth.

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Recounts the events related to the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission and how the crew and mission control handled the in-flight crisis.

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9780516234854 | Childrens Pr, March 1, 2002, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Recounts the events related to the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission and how the crew and mission control handled the in-flight crisis.

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9780516239033 | Childrens Pr, March 1, 2002, cover price $24.50 | About this edition: Recounts the events related to the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission and how the crew and mission control handled the in-flight crisis.

Reinforced:

9780606254410 | Demco Media, December 1, 2002, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: Recounts the events related to the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission and how the crew and mission control handled the in-flight crisis.

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Discusses the 1970 Apollo 13 mission and how astronauts managed to bring their damaged spacecraft safely back to earth. (view table of contents)

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9780823957736 | Powerkids Pr, August 1, 2002, cover price $23.60 | About this edition: Discusses the 1970 Apollo 13 mission and how astronauts managed to bring their damaged spacecraft safely back to earth.

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Offers an account of the Apollo 1 fire that claimed the lives of three astronauts in 1967. (view table of contents)

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9780766017870 | Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 2002, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: An account of the Apollo 1 fire that claimed the lives of three astronauts in 1967.

Recounts the adventures of Mike Foale, an American astronaut on the Russian space station, Mir, during an eventful flight when Mir was badly damaged in a series of accidents.

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9780789466853 | Dk Pub, October 1, 2000, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Recounts the adventures of Mike Foale, an American astronaut on the Russian space station, Mir, during an eventful flight when Mir was badly damaged in a series of accidents.

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9780789466860 | Dk Pub, October 1, 2000, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Recounts the adventures of Mike Foale, an American astronaut on the Russian space station, Mir, during an eventful flight when Mir was badly damaged in a series of accidents.

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9780606201254 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $12.47 | About this edition: Recounts the adventures of Mike Foale, an American astronaut on the Russian space station, Mir, during an eventful flight when Mir was badly damaged in a series of accidents.

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9780613330794 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $13.55 | About this edition: Recounts the adventures of Mike Foale, an American astronaut on the Russian space station, Mir, during an eventful flight when Mir was badly damaged in a series of accidents.

Describes the ill fated flight of Apollo 13 when an explosion forced the crew to abandon plans for a lunar landing and embark on a dangerous journey back to Earth.

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9780613211208 | Turtleback Books, June 1, 2001, cover price $18.75 | About this edition: Describes the ill fated flight of Apollo 13 when an explosion forced the crew to abandon plans for a lunar landing and embark on a dangerous journey back to Earth.

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Profiles the technology and crew that made up the Apollo 1 and Challenger flights, and recounts what led up to and resulted from both disasters. (view table of contents)

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9780791057834 | Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 2001, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Profiles the technology and crew that made up the Apollo 1 and Challenger flights, and recounts what led up to and resulted from both disasters.

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Describes the accidents which occurred during the space flights of the Apollo 1, Apollo 13, and Challenger, as well as the Soviet space flight accidents

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9780531164310 | Franklin Watts, March 1, 2000, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Describes the accidents which occurred during the space flights of the Apollo 1, Apollo 13, and Challenger, as well as the Soviet space flight accidents

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9780531203453 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 1999, cover price $25.50 | About this edition: Describes the accidents which occurred during the space flights of the Apollo 1, Apollo 13, and Challenger, as well as the Soviet space flight accidents

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9780613295123 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.60 | About this edition: Describes the accidents which occurred during the space flights of the Apollo 1, Apollo 13, and Challenger, as well as the Soviet space flight accidents

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Portrays the space shuttle Challenger, the events that led to its destruction, and the effects of the disaster on the space program.

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9780736813228 | Edge Books, July 1, 2002, cover price $23.99 | About this edition: Portrays the space shuttle Challenger, the events that led to its destruction, and the effects of the disaster on the space program.

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