Spacecraft Stickers; Dover Little Activity Books
Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1998. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Wraps. AS IS. 11 stickers in book. Missing numbers are 4. 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 18. Format is approximately 4 inches by 5.75 inches. Guide to the stickers. These exciting, accurately drawn sticker illustrations can add an astronautical touch to countless flat surfaces. Originally included 18 well-researched stickers, on four plates, depicting rockets and spacecraft important in the history of space flight: Sputnik (1957), the Soviet Union's first artificial earth satellite; America's Gemini two-man space capsule (1965); the Saturn 5 rocket booster (1969-72), launch vehicle for America's Apollo manned lunar landings; the Hubble Space Telescope, and many more. Ideal for illustrating classroom assignments and for adding a space-age note to lockers, windows, notebooks, and more, these realistic, peel-and-apply images come with fact-filled captions that provide young space buffs with a mini-history of major technological developments in humanity's efforts to explore the heavens. An award-winning artist, writer, and graphic designer, Bruce LaFontaine specializes in books about history, science, transportation, and architecture. Bruce has written and illustrated 70 Dover titles, and his work has appeared in Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, and other prominent publications. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Spacecraft, Sputnik, Space Capsule, Satellite, Apollo Command Module, Robot Planetary Probe, Deep-space, Hubble Space Telescope, Rocket Booster, Launch Vehicle
[Book #75492]
Price: $5.00