Liftoff

by Carmen Bredeson

A simple overview of some of the preparations leading up to the launch of a space shuttle.

Genres: Nonfiction, Space, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

About the author

Carmen Bredeson is the author of The Spindletop Gusher: The Story of the Texas Oil Boom. She has also written more than 50 non-fiction books for children on topics such as space, exploration, holidays, history and geology. She travels the world getting ideas for her books with her husband, a petroleum engineer. She lives in Katy, Texas.