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Title: Lucky 13
Subtitle: Survival in Space
Author: Richard Hilliard
Narrator: Jodi Dick
Format: Unabridged
Length: 16 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-22-13
Publisher: Recorded Books
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
Heroism in outer space is the legacy of the lunar mission Apollo 13. On April 11, 1970, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert were launched into space as the crew of Apollo 13. Their mission, like the missions of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12, was to explore the lunar surface. But that mission was never completed. As they began the procedure for landing on the Moon, the spacecraft was rocked by a violent explosion. Oxygen began pouring out of the Service Module, and the spacecraft began to lose power. Jim Lovell radioed Mission Control with the now-famous words, "Houston, we have a problem." All over the world, people followed the plight of the astronauts. Richard Hilliard examines the crisis of Apollo 13, one of the great survival stories of the space age, in a lively text.
Members Reviews:
vERY VERY NICE BOOK WITH A LOT OF PICTURES!
tHIS IS TRULY A FASINATING STORY OF THE APOLLO 13 FLIGHT! THAT IS ONE FLIGHT I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ON THE PICTURES ARE NEAT AND I LIKE HOW THE BOOK IS LAID OUT! IT GIVE A VERY GOOD ACCOUNT OF THE MISSION I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE FLIGHT OF APOLLO 13 IT WAS ONE HECK OF A FLIGHT AND THE BRAVERY OF THE CREW AND THE GENIUS OF MISSION CONTROL MY HAT OFF TO ALL THESE PEOPLE! GREAT LITTLE BOOK!
Great read for children
I bought this book for my son, who is 7. He liked the pictures and the print was reasonably large enough for him to read. He was done with the book in minutes.
Get ready to count down for some fun with this gorgeous, exciting book!
"Houston, we have a problem." Somewhere in the Apollo 13 Command Module there was an explosion and "precious oxygen was pouring out the side of the Service Module." Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert were in trouble. Big trouble. Instead of landing on the moon they were going to have to figure out how to make it back to earth safely. The only way they could make it was luck, their skill and that of Mission Control in Houston. Their dream of landing on the moon was gone in an instant.
As many young boys in the 1930s dreamed of outer space. Jim Lovell read about it too and dreamed that he too might be one of the lucky ones who would be a space traveler. Now his main focus was saving his crew and getting back to Earth. The ship was badly damaged and the Lunar Module, a lightweight, delicate craft, was now their "lifeboat." Fred was becoming ill and the crucial calculations that could mean the difference between life and death were being worked out by Jim . . . with a pencil and paper. Would they make it back to Earth? Is the number thirteen really that unlucky?
The art work in this book is very realistic and stunning. The sidebars in this book give detailed, scientific explanation of the flight. The print in these is quite small and a lot of information is packed in each one. If you have a space flight fanatic (or are one yourself) I might like to recommend "Moonshot: the Flight of Apollo 11" and if you don't already have it, the Apollo 13 movie starring Tom Hanks. Get ready to count down for some fun!
Wonderful Book!
While visiting the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Annex near Dulles Airport with my young grandson, we spotted an author's table near the gift shop. Mr. Hilliard was signing autographs and selling four of his books for chldren. After checking out the titles, my grandson selected Lucky 13. Mr.
