Exploration and Explosion: Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster

by Virginia Loh-Hagan

Overview

Unforgettable events that changed everything-you think you know the full story, but history can look different depending on your perspective. In the BEHIND THE CURTAIN series, step into the shoes of central characters on different sides of history's biggest moments. In these dramatic retellings, you'll learn that not everyone's story is the same.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534199453
Publisher:	45th Parallel Press
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Behind the Curtain Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	580L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 8 Years

Table of Contents

Historical Background 4

Cast of Characters 8

Act 1 10

Act 2 20

Flash Forward: Current Connections 30

Consider This! 31

Learn More 31

Index 32

About the Author 32

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2022

Gr 4–8—Reader's theater scripts approach historical topics in a way that involves students as actors or audiences. Each book opens with historical background and introduces the characters before the drama begins. The skits themselves offer various viewpoints on topics like social media, gun control, or responses to disaster through fictionalized stories. Vocabulary terms are shown in colored font and defined in small text boxes on the page rather than in a separate glossary. Back matter draws connections to current events, challenges readers to argue a position on a topic using evidence to support their reasoning, and suggests further reading. "Spotlight" features related topics such as the NRA and their stance on gun control, or how astronauts participate in elections by voting from the ISS. VERDICT A unique way to bring historical topics to life for class discussion and study.

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