Countdown
2979 Days to the Moon
Atlanta : Peachtree, [2018]
Format: Book
Description: 144 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
The captivating true story of NASA's effort to land the first man on the Moon is told through powerful free verse and stunning illustrations.
An inspiring testament to American grit, teamwork, and ingenuity, Countdown presents exhilarating, informative, and accessible free verse by award-winning author Suzanne Slade paired with historic photographs and detailed illustrations by New York Times best-selling illustrator Thomas Gonzalez.
Together, they capture the gripping historic story of NASA's twentieth century efforts to conquer a new space frontier.
Through triumph and tragedy, success and failure, an entire nation is glued to the high-stakes, 2,979-day mission as eighteen astronauts climb into spacecraft; three men die before even leaving the ground; eight rockets soar into space; and four hundred thousand people―engineers, technicians, scientists, mathematicians, and machinists―join Project Apollo in pursuit of making a dream a reality.
An inspiring testament to American grit, teamwork, and ingenuity, Countdown presents exhilarating, informative, and accessible free verse by award-winning author Suzanne Slade paired with historic photographs and detailed illustrations by New York Times best-selling illustrator Thomas Gonzalez.
Together, they capture the gripping historic story of NASA's twentieth century efforts to conquer a new space frontier.
Through triumph and tragedy, success and failure, an entire nation is glued to the high-stakes, 2,979-day mission as eighteen astronauts climb into spacecraft; three men die before even leaving the ground; eight rockets soar into space; and four hundred thousand people―engineers, technicians, scientists, mathematicians, and machinists―join Project Apollo in pursuit of making a dream a reality.
Contents:
A daring dream -- The first mission, Apollo 1 -- The mission continues -- To the sky, Apollo 4-6 -- Risking it all, Apollo 7 -- Aiming for the moon, Apollo 8 -- Spider in space, Apollo 9 -- Dress rehearsal, Apollo 10 -- Achieving the dream, Apollo 11.
Subjects:
Project Apollo (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
Space flight to the moon -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Project Apollo (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
Space flight to the moon -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 8-12.
ISBN:
9781682630136
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C SCIENCE Space Travel Sla | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Space Travel Sla | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Space Travel Sla | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 6/25/2024) |
C SCIENCE Space Travel Sla | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references.