Mission Control, This is Apollo
The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon
Andrew Chaikin - Author
ISBN 9780670011568 | 128 pages | 28 May 2009 | Viking Children's | 9.25 x 6.25in | 8 - 12 years
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July 20, 1969, marked one of the climactic moments in our history - the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it is only one piece of a magnificent story. Mission Control, This Is Apollo, by the acclaimed Andrew Chaikin (author of A Man on the Moon, basis of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon), recounts space history from the Mercury missions through Apollo 17 and beyond. It is illustrated with stunning full-color paintings by astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon with Pete Conrad on Apollo 12 and has devoted his post-NASA life to creating art. Handsome, informative, and dramatic, this is no textbook - it is the tale of humankind's greatest adventure in the last frontier: space.
A beautiful, insightful, and highly readable presentation of the Apollo missions. —Booklist, starred review They effectively highlight the Apollo program's magnificent achievements, as well as its moments of tension and tragedy. Supplemented with an admixture of photos and labeled diagrams, the large-scale art adds a dazzling visual element to this grand commemoration. —School Library Journal, starred review This unique portrait of the Apollo voyages is a remarkable combination of intimate details of the space flights, historical and scientific details about the missions, and paintings by one of the astronauts. The extended introduction presents the mindset of America after Sputnik that set the stage for America’s space program. Students will delight in details such as toilet procedures, meals, and clothing for moon walking. — VOYA, starred review |
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