

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
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Everyone knows of Neil Armstrong’s famous first steps on the moon. But what did it really take to get us there?
The Moon landing is one of the most ambitious, thrilling, and dangerous ventures in human history. This exquisitely researched and illustrated book tells the stories of the 400,000 unsung heroes—the engineers, mathematicians, seamstresses, welders, and factory workers—and their innovations and life-changing technological leaps forward that allowed NASA to achieve this unparalleled accomplishment.
From the shocking launch of the Russian satellite Sputnik to the triumphant splashdown of Apollo 11, Caldecott Honor winner John Rocco answers every possible question about this world-altering mission. Each challenging step in the space race is revealed, examined, and displayed through stunning diagrams, experiments, moments of crisis, and unforgettable human stories
Explorers of all ages will want to pore over every page in this comprehensive chronicle detailing the grandest human adventure of all time!
Epilogue. Information about the Apollo Piloted Missions. A note about research and the artwork, with photographs. Sources. Suggestions for further reading. Commonly used acronyms during Apollo. Index. Full-color illustrations were created with pencil, watercolor, and digital painting.
ISBN: 9780525647423
JLG Release: Dec 2020
Awards & Honors
2020 National Book Award Longlist for Young People's Literature
2021 Sibert Honor Book
2021 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist
Publisher's Weekly Top 10 Middle Grade Books of 2020
Book Details
ISBN
9780525647423
First Release
December 2020
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
629.45
Trim Size
11" x 8 1/2"
Page Count
264
Accelerated Reader
N/AScholastic Reading Counts
N/ALexile
Level 1170L
Format
Print Book
Edition
Library edition with trade jacket added
Publisher
Crown
Potentially Sensitive Areas
None
Topics
Project Apollo, Space flight to the moon, US space shuttle programs, Humans in space, Astronomy, Moon landings, Astronauts, Rocket science,