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Naujokaitis, Pranas T.

The Challenger Disaster: Tragedy in the Skies

128 pp. | Roaring Brook/First Second | October, 2020 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-17429-1 $19.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-250-17430-7 $12.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-250-81521-7 $8.72
(3) 4-6 History Comics series. Four students and their teacher on Mars's Space Station Sagan (it's January 2386) mark the four-hundredth anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger explosion. In a graphic novel that's in turns funny, moving, elucidating, and riveting, the class takes advantage of twenty-fourth century technology in the presentations--including virtual-reality field trips, hologram appearances by the Challenger crew, and simulated space flights. Topics include space shuttle history, "the design and function of the space shuttle," crew member biographies, the launch and catastrophic aftermath, the subsequent investigation, and lessons learned. The subject is given respectful treatment in the appealing panel illustrations. "Additional Challenger Facts" and an author's note conclude the sci-fi/history offering.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

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