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Liftoff! how the Apollo moon missions made Alma Thomas's art soar

"In this fascinating STEAM-themed true story, author and illustrator Nina Crews highlights how the Apollo astronauts gave people a new way of looking at the world and inspired modern artist Alma Thomas"--

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Main Author:	Crews, Nina (Author, Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Thomas, Alma > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile. Picture books.
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Summary:	"In this fascinating STEAM-themed true story, author and illustrator Nina Crews highlights how the Apollo astronauts gave people a new way of looking at the world and inspired modern artist Alma Thomas"--
Physical Description:	pages ; cm
Audience:	Ages 6-10 Grades 2-3
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9798765643471
Author Notes:	Author and illustrator, Nina Crews uses collage to create distinctive picture books. Her first book, One Hot Summer Day, was published in 1995 and is still in print today. Her titles include A Girl Like Me, Seeing Into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright, The Neighborhood Mother Goose, and Below . Her work has been selected by ALA's Notable committee, the JuniorLibrary Guild, NCTE, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Bank Street College of Education, and others. She is the daughter of children's book authors and illustrators Donald Crews and Ann Jonas. Nina lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and son. Author and illustrator, Nina Crews uses collage to create distinctive picture books. Her first book, One Hot Summer Day, was published in 1995 and is still in print today. Her titles include A Girl Like Me, Seeing Into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright, The Neighborhood Mother Goose, and Below . Her work has been selected by ALA's Notable committee, the JuniorLibrary Guild, NCTE, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Bank Street College of Education, and others. She is the daughter of children's book authors and illustrators Donald Crews and Ann Jonas. Nina lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and son.