A long time has passed since Neil Armstrong's moon landing. From then until today, technology and advancements in space exploration have changed astronomically. Your third grader will be learning about the major milestones in space exploration, which is a part of science discussions in school. Grow your child's knowledge with secondary reading materials.

"Since the original edition of The Space Book was published in 2013, much has happened in the world of space exploration. This revised and updated edition, with a new introduction from author Jim Bell, brings the popular Milestones book up to date. It includes the most exciting and newsworthy breakthroughs, from the groundbreaking discovery of the Trappist-1 system to the technologies of the future"--Amazon.com summary

"A vivid narrative that connects the lives of four great astronomers and the scientific discovery that ushered in the modern era. Before the invention of the telescope, people used nothing more than their naked eye to understand what took place in the visible sky. So how did four men in the sixteenth century--of different nationality, age, religion, and class--collaborate to discover that the earth revolved around the sun? With this radical discovery,...