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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: January 2015
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera. Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. Monday, January 26, 2015. Soviet Science Encyclopedia (1962). The Russian books art always strike me for their "romantic" feel. As someone I was talking to about this said, "They believed at the time that art and science should lift each other up." So enjoy some very nice pictures from the Russian golden age of space flight:. Links to this post. Friday, January 16, 2015. The Boys Book of Rockets (1950). With no upd...
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: Space Rockets: To punch out and assemble (1958)
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera. Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. Thursday, February 26, 2009. Space Rockets: To punch out and assemble (1958). I love punch-out books about space flight and have a couple of them. Punch-out books are someplace between the world of toy and that of the book. This one is only 8 pages and really has no text. 1950s play activity book. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Any comments or questions, email me. Other cool space and ephemera sites. The Scien...
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: April 2015
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera. Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. Sunday, April 12, 2015. Star Dance (1964) for Yuri's Night 2015. Happy Yuri's Night to all! If you are not familiar with this celebration, the first human to launch into space, Yuri Gagarin, flew the Vostok 1 spaceship on April 12, 1961. So for this special celebration I recommend DANCING! Star Dance. Moscow. 1964. 20.4 x 25.8 cm (8" x 10.2") 128 pages 24 pages of photos. Links to this post. Friday, April 3, 2015.
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: March 2015
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera. Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. Sunday, March 22, 2015. First Men to the Moon (1960) (part 2). I continue my exploration of this wonderful children's book. The only one written by Wernher von Braun. Von Braun, Wernher. Illustrated by Freeman, Fred. First Men to the Moon. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. (96 p.) 24 cm. Cloth, DJ. Another nice illustration showing how a different space-suit might be needed when exploring a surface. Links to this post.
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: Soaring to the Stars (1967)
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera. Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Soaring to the Stars (1967). Andreev, N. Illustrated by Arkadiy Lurie. Soaring to the stars. Moscow. 44 pp. Softcover. 1967. A children's book dedicated to the life and space flight of the Cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev, who was part of the Vostok 3-4 group mission. The first duel cosmonaut mission. It goes on to not only show the launch of his Vostok 3 mission. Where on Earth are you? This ...
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: August 2014
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera. Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. Friday, August 29, 2014. Toys in Space #5. A beautiful punch-out book from the height of the space race. Astronauts: Exciting, accurate punch-outs ready to assemble: Including Redstone Rocket, Ground Control Center, Launching the Atlas, and Recovery of the Astronaut. (1961) What more do you need to re-enact your own space program? Links to this post. Friday, August 22, 2014. Machines in Space (1973). Froebel. M...
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: November 2014
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera. Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. Monday, November 24, 2014. Commander Matt's Space Adventure (1971). Just a quick oddity today, Commander Matt's Space Adventure (1971) was a record album which included scripts for student to read along. It was intended for the classroom and the directions tell the teacher how to use it. While basically a science fiction story I really like the cover illustration. The last line is wonderful:. Links to this post.
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: September 2014
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera. Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. Friday, September 26, 2014. How Rockets and Satellites Work (1968). After so many toys it is time to return to a few more basic books. Taylor, John W.R. Illustrated by Wood, John W. Rockets and Satellites work like this (4th edition). London : Phoenix House / New York: Roy. (71 p.) 26 cm. Cloth, DJ. 1968. Links to this post. Friday, September 19, 2014. Toys in Space #7. The last of my Toys in Space posts. There is ...
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: June 2015
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera. Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. Monday, June 29, 2015. Man to the Moon (1962) part 1. Rush, Hanniford. Man to the Moon: The Wonderful World of Project Apollo. Chicago: Rand McNally and Co. (96 p.) 27 cm. Softcover. 1962. I like how the author "harvested" illustrations from all over the place. There were so many proposals being considered at that time. For example here is a great set of proposed mission illustrations. Links to this post. It seems ...
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera: July 2014
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Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera. Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. Wednesday, July 30, 2014. A really big book for today. I have so many favorites but here is a special one I have not shared before. Back when I got this book I did not have access to a large bed scanner and this book really deserves not to be broken up. It is 16 inches, 1 1/3 ft. tall! And many of the illustrations are double-page. Each image reinforces the stereotype of the "perfect astronaut.". Links to this post.