Rockets [With 46 Pieces to Build Your Own Model Rocket] (Master Engineer) - Tapa dura

T-minus ten nine eight the countdown begins. Anticipation swells. The people in the crowd hold their breath. The engines roar to life, and the massive rocket slowly rises from the vapor on the launch pad, defying gravity as it disappears into the sky. Fortunately, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand the dynamics and engineering behind these amazing machines. In Master Engineer: Rockets, kids learn how the fastest, most powerful vehicles on (and off!) the earth get their power, and how engineers continue to build more advanced rockets. Packed with awesome action photographs, helpful diagrams and text, and a giant (five-feet, three-inches tall!) model of a Saturn V rocket, this book really ignites the imagination. In fact, it's a blast!

Paul Beck has been writing about science for kids and adults for about seven years. Most recently he has done several articles for Popular Science magazine and interactive science exhibits. He is especially interested in high-tech applications for music and linguistics, which figure prominently in the technology used in the talking robot clock. His Music and Psychology Bachelor of Arts degrees are from the University of Colorado, and his Linguistics Master of Arts degree is from the University of Washington.