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How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure

Written and illustrated by John Rocco
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Library edition with trade jacket added

Publisher Penguin Random House Imprint Crown ISBN

9780525647423

Awards and Honors 2020 National Book Award Longlist for Young People's Literature<br>2021 Sibert Honor Book<br>2021 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist<br>Publisher's Weekly Top 10 Middle Grade Books of 2020<br>

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.
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