Alien cave explorers : meet NASA inventor William "Red" Whittaker and his team's / writer, Jeff De La Rosa.
| Author/creator | De la Rosa, Jeff author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : World Book, Inc., [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Meet NASA inventor William "Red" Whittaker and his team's alien cave explorers |
| Cover title | Alien cave explorers with NASA inventor Red Whittaker |
| Series | Out of this world Out of this world (World Book) UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Caves -- Lava tubes -- Inventor feature: -- Spelunker (and what's in a name) -- Locating caves -- A campaign of exploration -- Stage one: orbital scouting -- Stage two: scouting by aerial and surface craft -- Inventor feature: Jules Verne -- Stage three: descending into the pit -- Big idea: the tyrolean traverse -- Inventor feature: mother of invention -- Stage four: underground exploration -- Big idea: seeing in the dark -- Inventor feature: Farmer Red -- Why study caves? -- Big idea: future cave dwellers -- Whittaker and his team. |
| Abstract | "A volume explaining engineer William "Red" Whittaker's plan to develop robots designed to explore the unknown caves on the moon and Mars"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Audience | 1010 Lexile |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader AR |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2017024495 |
| ISBN | 9780716661634 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0716661632 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 629.435 D375AL | ✔ Available | Place Hold |