Daring dozen the twelve who walked on the moon

"From Neil Armstrong's first small step to Gene Cernan's last footprint, award-winning author Suzanne Slade captures the experiences of the twelve astronauts who walked on the moon. The book reveals how the Apollo moon missions (1969-1972) built upon one another and unveiled important new discoverie...

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Main Author: Slade, Suzanne (Author)
Other Authors: Marks, Alan, 1957- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019]
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Summary:"From Neil Armstrong's first small step to Gene Cernan's last footprint, award-winning author Suzanne Slade captures the experiences of the twelve astronauts who walked on the moon. The book reveals how the Apollo moon missions (1969-1972) built upon one another and unveiled important new discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space."--
Physical Description:48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47).
ISBN:9781580897730
1580897738
9781632896353
1632896354
Author Notes:Suzanne Slade is a mechanical engineer who worked on Delta IV rockets for NASA. She has written more than one hundred children's books, including Dangerous Jane ; Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story ; The Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford ; Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass ; and The House That George Built . Suzanne lives near Chicago.

Alan Marks has been fascinated by space since watching the Apollo moon missions as a child. He is now the illustrator of many books for children, including The People of the Town , High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs , Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle , Little Lost Bat , A Mother's Journey , and Storm , winner of the Carnegie Medal. www.marksonpaper.co.uk