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An oldie but a goodie. There were lots of these Ladybird books (sort of the golden non-fiction books of England).
Worvill, Roy. Illustrated by Knight, B. Exploring Space. Loughborough, England: Wills and Hepworth Ltd. (50 p.) 18 cm. "Ladybird Achievements Book" (601-9). Also 1970 edition.
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The format of these books is text followed by a full page illustration. This one covers history of rockets and current space programs.
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Illustrations of astronauts, spacecraft, space stations, Moon landing and exploration. Surface of the Earth from space. Surface of Mercury and Mars.
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Again inspiring images of our planned conquest of the Moon.
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I had this book as a child. I absolutely loved it. I've been remembering it recently and wishing I still had a copy - I loved the artwork. Just found your blog post from a search for the book.
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