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Daring dozen the twelve who walked on the moon

A gorgeous introduction to the twelve brave men who have left footprints on the moon, just in time to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took one small step and made history. Over the course of the next three-and-a-half years, twelve lunar...

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Main Author: Slade, Suzanne (Author)
Other Authors: Marks, Alan, 1957- (Illustrator)
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language: English
Published: 2019.
Subjects:
Astronauts > Juvenile nonfiction.
Space vehicles > Landing > Moon > Juvenile nonfiction.
Moon > Exploration > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary: A gorgeous introduction to the twelve brave men who have left footprints on the moon, just in time to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took one small step and made history. Over the course of the next three-and-a-half years, twelve lunar explorers, including Alan Shepard and Gene Cernan, touched down on the moon's surface. Author and engineer Suzanne Slade reveals how the Apollo missions (1969-1972) built upon one another and led to important discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space. Back matter includes an afterword by Alan Bean (1932-2018), the fourth person to walk on the moon.
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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ISBN: 9781632896353
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

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