Moon Landing

[cf4]Apollo 11[cf3] 40th Anniversary Pop-Up

By Platt, Richard & Hawcock, David

Publishers Summary:
"This wonderful book retells our story vividly. I should know; I was there." — Buzz AldrinTrace the history of people's fascination with the moon — and the scientific developments that led to a ground-breaking mission — in an out-of-this-world novelty book marking the first moon landing. Acclaimed author Richard Platt focuses on humankind's dreams of traveling to the moon, the race to conquer space, the technology needed to reach the moon and sustain the astronauts in space, and the moon landing itself. Re-creating the excitement of the expedition are extraordinary pop-ups depicting a rocket, the lunar module, a spaceship, and a spectacular spherical moon, while booklets and flaps offer readers a wealth of intriguing facts.* Published in anticipation of the fortieth anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20, 1969* Features official NASA photographs, two mini-books, and fun informational flaps

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ISBN
978-0-76364-046-0
Publisher
Candlewick


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

Gr 4-7 This is a handsome, carefully engineered compendium. The text begins with the so-called space race between the United States and the Soviet Union in the l950s and '60s and then offers brief descriptions of the 17 flights that made up the Apollo program. Here the emphasis is on the famous landing of the "Eagle" on the Moon in July 1969. The pop-ups and foldout page...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

To commemorate the <i>Apollo 11</i> moon landing, Platt and Hawcock describe the history of the U.S. space program, including detai...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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