When Sparks Fly: The True Story of Robert Goddard, the Father of US Rocketry
by Kristen Fulton and Diego Funck
Blast off with this bright, energetic nonfiction picture book from Kristen Fulton... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2018
Word Count 756
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196212, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | History of Science
- Rocketry--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Goddard, Robert Hutchings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions
- Astronautics
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Rocketry
- Goddard, Robert Hutchings, 1882-1945--Juvenile literature
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2019
Best STEM Books, 2017-2024
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
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