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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the bold but dangerous mission to secure America's position as the first nation to reach the moon, revealing the dangers endured by its crew and the ways the mission brought renewal to a country ravaged by assassinations and war.
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing.
5) First man
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the story of the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong in the decade leading up to the historic flight.
7) Bitty Bot
Author
Series
Bitty Bot volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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 Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Unable to interest her parents, her brothers, or her dog on a trip to the moon, Lana heads to her room where she uses creativity and imagination to blast off in her own amazing space adventure. . . an adventure so amazing that the man in the moon, a moon woman, two moon boys, and moon monster soon soar in"--
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, this narrative uses 50 key artifacts from the Smithsonian archives to tell the story of the groundbreaking space exploration program. Bold photographs, fascinating graphics, and engaging stories commemorate the 20th century's most important space endeavor: NASA's Apollo program to reach the moon. From the lunar rover and a survival kit to space food and moon rocks, it's a...
Author
Series
Really Bird story volume 3
Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Take off with Really Bird and friends as they set their sights on a trip to outer space in this latest hilarious adventure. Meet Really Bird, a small bird who lives in a large city park with his friends Cat, Pup, Mouse, and Rabbit. In each story, Really Bird finds himself really wanting something – to be bigger, to have his fair share, or to be the leader – to be really silly, funny, strong, cool, happy, or brave. And when he feels something,...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Apollo 11 mission, this lavishly illustrated book, written by acclaimed science author Rod Pyletells the incredible story of the first men on the moon. Featuring stunning images and many rarely seen documents found in NASA archives and private collections, this gorgeously designed volume provides compelling firsthand accounts, exclusive interviews, accessible explanations of technical problems,...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Shares the inside story of the dangerous Apollo 8 mission, focusing on the lives of astronaut heroes Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, while illuminating the political factors that prompted the decision to risk lives to save the Apollo program and define the space race.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When the alarm went off fort thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at the computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out... ON JULY 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements-and a triumph of American spirit and ingenuity-the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In time for the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landing, this father-daughter story celebrates a small community's big contribution to one of America's greatest accomplishments. Marthanne and her father sit side by side, looking out over their mill village as the moon glows in the sky. Marthanne hopes that one day, man will walk on the moon, and she knows her father is helping America accomplish this mission: the fabric he weaves forms one layer...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
High up in the sky, the Moon has spent her whole life watching the happenings of Earth below, from dinosaurs roaming to planes taking flight, hoping for a visitor, until one day in 1969 when a spaceship soars from Earth. Includes Earth timeline and a history of space exploration.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
On May 20, 1969, the thirty-story-high Apollo 11-Saturn V spaceship was trundled from Cape Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad 39A for its final inspection and countdown. The nearly 1 million spectators who began gathering at Cape Kennedy for launch on July 16, 1969, were kept at least 3.5 miles away from the pad because, in an explosion, hundred-pound chunks of shrapnel would be hurled in a 3-mile radius. Finally, at 9:32 a.m., Neil...
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