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Gr 7-Up Beginning 12 years before the lunar landing, this book chronicles the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union through a catalog of both countries multiple attempts on the road to manned spaceflight. Organized as a countdown, making the outcome seem inevitable, the frequent, prominent sidebars list a type of rocket, the duration of its flight, and whether the mission was a success or a failure. There are more than 30 attempts chronicled, and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In a year saturated with good astronaut books (Almost Astronauts; Mission Control, This Is Apollo; Moonshot) this one distinguishes itself not only with its graphic novel format but with its ambitious focus. It manages to highlight the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs while contrasting them with the parallel Russian achievements, creating a palpable sense of suspense about the ra...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This graphic novel highlights the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs while contrasting them with the parallel Russian achievements, crea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

As the fortieth anniversary of the first moon landing approaches, many new books emerge to tell the story of this amazing feat. None tells it with as much immediacy and excitement as T-Minus, a dynamic graphic novel dedicated to showing that Neil Armstrong’s moonwalk was the result of more than a decade of hard work and innovation. The story begins in the middle of the action, as scientists at NACA, the predecessor of NASA, complain about President Eisenhower’s lack of enthusiasm for space exploration. Max and C.C. meet and begin their colla...Log In or Sign Up to Read More