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K-3Pebble Plus: An Astronaut's Life series.
Rustad uses short, simple sentences appropriate for beginning readers in her cursory explanations of what it takes to become an astronaut (Becoming) and the daily activities of astronauts on space stations (Life). Full-page photographs show modern astronauts training in planes and underwater, and in space conducting scientific experiments--though familiar needs such as eating, bathing, and sleeping receive more attention. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Pebble Plus: An Astronaut's Life titles: Becoming an Astronaut and Life in Space.