Apollo 13: The Junior Novelization

by Dina Anastasio (Adapter)

When their oxygen tanks explode, the Apollo 13 astronauts are stranded in space. Their harrowing life-or-death adventure unfolds in this faithful adaptation of the movie script, with an eight-page, full-color photo insert featuring stills from the movie.

90 pages, Paperback

First published June 13, 1995

Reviews

[Rachel]

Read this because my 9 year old asked me to read it. He heard about it from his friend and asked for it for Christmas. It’s a straightforward telling of the story and perfect for his age.

[Ryoichi]

Extensive Listening & Reading 2
Mathew's class
Mathew's class
Mathew's class
Mathew's class


-about an hour and 20 minutes(10/19)

-7 word summary:
America-space-moon-trip-crisis-cooperation-happy


-Discussion Questions:
1.What do you think about our emmigration to space?
Answer:In this book, there are some words related to space, for example gravity, carbon dioxide and etc..
Then I think that our bodies and lifestyles are not adapted to space, in other words, we cannot live other places except the Earth.However, I'm very interested in space.

2.Are you interested in anything else about space?
Answer:Yes.Since early times, I've been interested in a black hole.
There are many mysterious matters on space.We have not explain them.
A black hole is also one of them. I want to know a Black Hole more.

-Note-
module, explosion of oxygen tank
APOLLo 11 was the first space travel which the human beings could have been to the moon.Neil Armstrong
American movie, 1995
Fiction and Nonfiction Story

[Anthony McDowell]

A short, to the point version of the events of Apollo 13. Well written even though it was condensed. I liked it. Served it's purpose as a junior novel.