Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.3
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2398
Points per Word
0.000209
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.010417
Series
High Five Reading
Description
SpaceShipOne: Making Dreams Come True by Tom Sibila is a middle grades book that documents the history and achievements of SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded spacecraft to carry a person into outer space and return safely. The book describes the development of the experimental spaceplane and its historic flights in 2004, including the Ansari X Prize winning missions. Written for readers in grades 4-8, the book presents the technical and historical details of this landmark achievement in commercial spaceflight.