Countdown : 2979 days to the moon / written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez.
2018
TL789.8.U6 A581823 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Countdown : 2979 days to the moon / written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez.
Author
Slade, Suzanne, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781682630136 (hardcover)
1682630137 (hardcover)
9781643108346 (hardcover)
1643108344 (hardcover)
1682630137 (hardcover)
9781643108346 (hardcover)
1643108344 (hardcover)
Published
Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, [2018]
Language
English
Description
144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Call Number
TL789.8.U6 A581823 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
629.45/4
Summary
Told in free verse, the story of the American effort to land the first man on the moon comes to life. During the two thousand nine hundred and seventy-nine days following his speech, eighteen astronauts climbed into spaceships; three of them died before even leaving the ground. Eight rockets soared into space. And four hundred thousand people-- engineers, technicians, scientists, mathematicians, and machinists-- joined Project Apollo in hopes of making the dream a reality.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Gonzalez, Thomas, 1959- illustrator.
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Table of 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.
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.