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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Cusick, Dawn.     Subjects     Manned space flight -- Juvenile literature.     Manned space flight -- Research -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Chimpanzees -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Chimpanzees as laboratory animals -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Cusick, Dawn.       by title:      The astrochimps : Am...       by call number:      629.4500929 C986ac     Search the Web     Cusick, Dawn.     Manned space flight -- Juvenile literature.     Manned space flight -- Research -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Chimpanzees -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Chimpanzees as laboratory animals -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

The astrochimps : America's first astronauts / Dawn Cusick. by Cusick, Dawn. Chicago Review Press, c2024. Call #: 629.4500929 C986ac Subjects Manned space flight -- Juvenile literature.   Manned space flight -- Research -- United States -- Juvenile literature.   Chimpanzees -- United States -- Juvenile literature.   Chimpanzees as laboratory animals -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781641608954 Alternate title:  Astro chimps : America's first astronauts Description:  210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Contents:  Wild lives -- Astrochimps in space -- Racing to deeper space -- Battle of the astronauts -- Astrochimps on the moon? -- Final flights -- Epilogue -- Rest in peace. Summary:  Meet Ham, Minnie, Enos, Roscoe, Tiger, and Rocky. When the United States was scrambling to catch up to the Soviets after their successful launch of Sputnik, they didn't turn to Mercury Seven astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn. Rather, they began bringing chimpanzees to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico for a top-secret program. The goal? To do everything America needed to make space travel safe for humans and beat the Soviets. Audience:  09-12. 04-07. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Nonfiction 629.4500929 C986ac Childrens Books Checked out Aug 02, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Children's Nonfiction 629.4500929 C986ac Childrens Books Checked out Jul 21, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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