The First Man in Space cover

The First Man in Space

Author: Cullen, David

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 8.7
Points 2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 12350
Points per Word 0.000162
Page Count 48
Points per Page 0.041667

Description

This book describes the 1961 flight of Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, as well as the scientific background to that flight and space exploration since then.