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Author
Series
Big ideas that changed the world volume 1
Language
English
Description
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon. Rocket to the Moon! explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one person's life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it changed the world. The book takes readers
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Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission with the story of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, including insights about what makes the Moon so fascinating to humankind.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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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.
10) Bitty Bot
Author
Series
Bitty Bot volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
"All of the bots in Botsburg are powering down for the night ... but Bitty Bot isn't tired! Bitty decides to build a rocket and go on a space adventure instead of going to sleep"--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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Description
So often in history, the actual participants get lost in the retelling of the story. This highly engaging book reveals the thousands of people responsible for landing men on the moon and finally and deservedly get their due. Culled from direct quotes from the people behind the scenes, NASA transcripts, national archives and NASA photos, the whole story of Apollo 11 and the first moon landing emerges.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, this nonfiction picture book offers a step-by-step explanation of how the Apollo 11 spacecraft worked, as told by a young enthusiast. Includes glossary.
Author
Publisher
Universe Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
First published in 1963, "This Is the Way to the Moon" rockets readers to Cape Canaveral with a nostalgic look at the electronic brains that put astronauts into space and brought them home again. Includes updated statistics about the lunar landing and a mini history of NASA's space program. Illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Full of captivating, kid-friendly information, Our Moon covers everything from the newest theories on how the moon formed, to the recent, startling discovery of water on its surface and the very real possibility of future moon colonies. Illustrated with full-color photographs and packed with fun facts, this is the most complete and up-to-date book available on the moon. Includes glossary, bibliography, and index"--
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A riveting approach to the fascinating story behind Apollo 11's successful (but nearly disastrous) 1969 moon landing, Moon Landing, 1969 ties the preceding four centuries of science, technology, engineering and math to the Apollo 11 mission and the first steps on the moon with the art of storytelling. Structured in 11 episodes, the narrative takes us from pre-ignition to the moonwalk to splashdown. In addition, recurring "Solve the Mystery" sidebars...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The history of NASA's Apollo program from Earth orbital missions to lunar landings in a propulsive nonfiction narrative. Only now, it is becoming clear how exceptional and unrepeatable Apollo was. At its height, it employed almost half a million people, many working seven days a week and each determined that "it will not fail because of me." Beginning with fighter pilots in World War II, Maurer traces the origins of the Apollo program to a few exceptional...
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