{"id":16554,"date":"2018-08-11T12:35:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T16:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16554"},"modified":"2018-08-11T12:35:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T16:35:19","slug":"video-abby-garrett-and-go-for-launch-comic-books-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16554","title":{"rendered":"Video: Abby Garrett and &#8220;Go for Launch&#8221; comic books for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5RYCAE2KmH-k6qQ9fzzNbQ\" target=\"_d\">Epic Future Space<\/a>\u00a0interview with author and artist\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbygarrett.com\/\" target=\"_d\">Abby Garrett<\/a> who has created a series of terrific comics for youngsters on the theme of rockets:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rm7p1B7h4ok?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A cover from one of the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbygarrett.com\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Go for Launch: Merlin &amp; His Friends<\/a>&#8221; books, which brings to life the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SpaceX<\/a> rockets:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16555\" style=\"width: 524px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbygarrett.com\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16555\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6841-1024x10241.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1509733393&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Go for Launch: Merlin and his friends\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6841-1024x10241.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16555\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6841-1024x10241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6841-1024x10241.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6841-1024x10241-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6841-1024x10241-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6841-1024x10241-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>GO FOR LAUNCH: Merlin &amp; His Friends \u2013 children\u2019s books written and illustrated by Abby Garrett<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cover of the first <em>Go For Launch<\/em> book:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16556\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbygarrett.com\/books\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16556\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FullSizeRender-1-813x10241.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"813,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1514636495&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Go for Launch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;GO FOR LAUNCH COMIC VOL. 1: $10.00 USD + tax &amp;#038; USPS shipping with tracking number&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;32-page Go For Launch Comic Vol. 1 printed on 8.5\u00d711\u2033 100# glossy paper.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FullSizeRender-1-813x10241-813x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16556\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FullSizeRender-1-813x10241-813x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FullSizeRender-1-813x10241.jpg 813w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FullSizeRender-1-813x10241-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FullSizeRender-1-813x10241-768x967.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>GO FOR LAUNCH COMIC VOL. 1: 32-page Go For Launch Comic Vol. 1.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See some of the pages in the books on her\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbygarrett.com\/comics\/\" target=\"_d\">COMICS webpage<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=videogames&amp;banner=0YBSTB3PG6TJ80MABQG2&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=fef0176ddb8f1a2053cdf6c167e8a86b&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out this Epic Future Space\u00a0interview with author and artist\u00a0Abby Garrett who has created a series of terrific comics for youngsters on the theme of rockets: A cover from one of the &#8220;Go for Launch: Merlin &amp; His Friends&#8221; books, which brings to life the SpaceX rockets: The cover of the first Go For Launch &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16554\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: Abby Garrett and &#8220;Go for Launch&#8221; comic books for kids<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,20,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-space-arts","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4j0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2854,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2854","url_meta":{"origin":16554,"position":0},"title":"Copenhagen Suborbitals: Sapphire rocket video","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Copenhagen Suborbitals posts a new video about their Sapphire guided rocket, which they plan to launch soon. 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