Moonshot : the flight of Apollo 11
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Author
Floca, Brian
Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2019].
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Format
Book
Edition
Expanded edition.
Physical Desc
56 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
ISBN
1534440305, 9781534440302

Notes

General Note
"Expanded for the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing."
General Note
"A Richard Jackson book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Here is the story of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon -- a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away by steady astronauts in their great machines.
Target Audience
Ages 4 up.
Awards
New York Times Best Illustrated, 2009.
Awards
Robert F. Sibert Award Honor Book

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Floca, B. (2019). Moonshot: the flight of Apollo 11 (Expanded edition.). Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Floca, Brian. 2019. Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Floca, Brian. Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Floca, B. (2019). Moonshot: the flight of apollo 11. Expanded edn. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Floca, Brian. Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Expanded edition., Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019.

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