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Fox, Mary V. Rockets. Marshall Cavendish, 1995. For younger readers.
Lee, Wayne. To Rise From Earth: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Spaceflight. Facts on File, 1999. Explains the principles of rocket propulsion and how spacecrafts achieve or alter their orbit.
Maurer, Richard. Rocket! Crown, 1995. For younger readers.
Miller, Ron. The History of Rockets. Franklin Watt, 1999. From the times of ancient Greece and China to the modern era, a survey of rockets and their development. For younger readers.
Sutton, George P. Rocket Propulsion Elements: An Introduction to the Engineering of Rockets. Wiley, 2000. Thorough introduction to basic principles, description of their physical mechanisms and designs, and an understanding of how rocket propulsion is applied to flying vehicles.
Winter, Frank H. Rockets into Space. Harvard University Press, 1990. History of space flight.

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