Lucky 13, Richard Hilliard
Lucky 13, Richard Hilliard
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Lucky 13
Survival in Space

Author: Richard Hilliard

Narrator: Jodi Dick, Brian David

Unabridged: 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/15/2013

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

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 and dramatic illustrations.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather

This book chronicles, very briefly, the happenings of Apollo 13. There are two kinds of 'text' on each page. The larger print and the one on the picture tells the story. Then on the sides, in smaller print, there is further explanation of something described in the larger text. We tried for a few pa......more

Goodreads review by Diana

This book is about Apollo 13 and the incidents surrounding its voyage into space. It talks about the three voyagers by the names of Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert. The book narrates the events in a timeline, depicting the distress of the people on earth and the astronauts in space when dis......more

Goodreads review by Shelli

This is a beautifully illustrated picture book account of the failed yet successful Apollo 13 mission to the Moon. Richard Hilliard did a fantastic job with his detailed illustrations and made this book perfect for kids of many ages. The narrative is written in simple way to complement the pictures;......more

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