Moonshot
Readers rate it 3.8 (5 on Hardcover)
48 pages · Released 2008 · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Moonshot is a Caldecott-honored picture book about the Apollo 11 mission told through the eyes of a child's wonder and family connection. It celebrates human achievement, courage, and exploration while grounding the narrative in home and belonging. The accessible text and stunning illustrations make this an excellent introduction to space history for early elementary readers with no concerning content.
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Here is the story of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon -- a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away by steady astronauts in their great machines. Here is the story of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon -- a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away by steady astronauts in their great machines.
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- Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
- Project Apollo (U.S.)
- Juvenile literature
- Space flight to the moon
- Project apollo (u.s.), juvenile literature
- Space flight to the moon, juvenile literature
- Space vehicles
- Space vehicles, juvenile literature
- Vol vers la Lune
- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- award:Sibert_award
- lexile:780
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ISBN 9781416950462 · Atheneum Books for Young Readers