As a boy, Alan wanted to fly planes. As a young navy pilot, Alan wished he could paint the view from the cockpit. So he took an art class to learn patterns and forms. But no class could prepare him for the beauty of the lunar surface some 240,000 miles from Earth. In 1969, Alan became the fourth man and first artist on the moon. He took dozens of pictures, but none compared to what he saw through his artistic eyes. When he returned to Earth, he began to paint what he saw. Alan's paintings allowed humanity to experience what it truly felt like to walk on the moon. Journalist and storyteller Dean Robbins's tale of this extraordinary astronaut is masterful, and artist Sean Rubin's illustrations are whimsical and unexpected. With back matter that includes photos of the NASA mission, images of Alan's paintings, and a timeline of lunar space travel, this is one adventure readers won't want to miss!
Author’s note. Photographs compared with Alan Bean’s paintings. Time line of space exploration. Bibliography. Full-color illustrations.
Title alpha The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon: The Story of Alan Bean
Category Nonfiction Early Elementary Plus
Pages Count 40
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Alan Bean (1932–2018). Project Apollo. Astronauts. Space flight. Moon. Art. Painting. Biography.
Lexile AD590L
Trim Size 9" x 12"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2019-05-27
JLG Release Date Sep 2019
Minimum grade 0
Maximum grade 2
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
Nonfiction Early Elementary Plus (Grades PK-2)
Nonfiction Early Elementary Plus
Nonfiction Early Elementary Plus (Grades PK-2)
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