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Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
Catherine Thimmesh
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Description for Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
Paperback. Culling NASA transcripts, national archives, and stunning NASA photos from Apollo 11, Catherine Thimmesh captures not only the sheer magnitude of the first moon landing but also the dedication, ingenuity, and perseverance of the greatest team ever - the team that worked to first put man on that great gray rock in the sky. Num Pages: 80 pages, full colour photographs. BIC Classification: YNTS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 258 x 280 x 8. Weight in Grams: 428.
For Apollo 11, the first moon landing, is a story that belongs to many, not just the few and famous. It belongs to the seamstress who put together twenty-two layers of fabric for each space suit. To the engineers who created a special heat shield to protect the capsule during its fiery reentry. It belongs to the flight directors, camera designers, software experts, suit testers, telescope crew, aerospace technicians, photo developers, engineers, and navigators. Gathering direct quotes from some of these folks who worked behind the scenes, Catherine Thimmesh reveals their very human worries and concerns. Culling NASA transcripts, national ... Read more
For Apollo 11, the first moon landing, is a story that belongs to many, not just the few and famous. It belongs to the seamstress who put together twenty-two layers of fabric for each space suit. To the engineers who created a special heat shield to protect the capsule during its fiery reentry. It belongs to the flight directors, camera designers, software experts, suit testers, telescope crew, aerospace technicians, photo developers, engineers, and navigators. Gathering direct quotes from some of these folks who worked behind the scenes, Catherine Thimmesh reveals their very human worries and concerns. Culling NASA transcripts, national ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9780544582392
SKU
V9780544582392
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Catherine Thimmesh
Catherine Thimmesh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including Girls Think of Everything and Lucy Long Ago. Her books have received numerous starred reviews, appeared on best books lists, and won many awards, including the IRA Children's Book Award and Minnesota Book Award. She lives in Minnesota with her family. Visit her website at www.catherinethimmesh.com.
Reviews for Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
This behind-the-scenes look at the first Apollo moon landing has the feel of a public television documentary in its breadth and detail.
Publishers Weekly, starred review
This beautiful and well-documented tribute will introduce a new generation ... Read more
This behind-the-scenes look at the first Apollo moon landing has the feel of a public television documentary in its breadth and detail.
Publishers Weekly, starred review
This beautiful and well-documented tribute will introduce a new generation ... Read more