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Blast off  Cover Image Book Book

Blast off / by Linda C. Cain and Susan Rosenbaum ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.

Cain, Linda C. (Author). Rosenbaum, Susan. (Added Author). Dillon, Leo. (Added Author). Dillon, Diane. (Added Author).

Summary:

When her friends tease her for dreaming of being an astronaut, a young African American girl uses discarded items to make a spaceship for her interstellar journey.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1681375680
  • ISBN: 9781681375687
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
  • Publisher: New York : New York Review Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1973 by Ginn and Co.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8.
Grades K-1.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 23.95
Subject: Astronauts > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Outer space > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Stroud Branch STO JP Cain 31681020171898 PICTURE Available -

Linda C. Cain and Susan Rosenbaum’s Blast Off was illustrated by Leo (1933–2012) and Diane Dillon. The Dillons worked together on more than 50 children’s books and were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society of Illustrators in 2008.


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