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Yuri Gagarin and the Race to Space

Author: Hubbard, Ben

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 6.7
Points 1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 5967
Points per Word 0.000168
Page Count 48
Points per Page 0.020833

Description

This book examines the life of Yuri Gagarin, the first astronaut in space, from his early life to his first trip aboard a Russian spacecraft, discusses what the space race was, and looks at other developments happening at that time.