Astronauts at Work

Children's Literature

This title in the "Explore Space!" series is a simple overview about the different jobs astronauts perform on the space shuttle. Readers will learn of the variety of duties involved as astronauts prepare the space shuttle to fly into space. Commander, pilot, mission specialist, and payload specialist roles are all explained in large text with three to four sentences per page. Full-page color photographs accompany the text, and captions are included that add more detailed information. A hands-on activity to make a Mars mission patch is included to reinforce concepts learned. A glossary of "Words to Know" and a bibliography with Internet sites makes this series a handy addition for a classroom theme unit about space. 2002, Capstone Press,
— Cheryl Peterson