
Moonshot
The Flight of Apollo 11
Brian Floca(Author)
Atheneum (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. May 2019
Book
Hardback
56 pages
978-1-5344-4030-2 (ISBN)
Description
"An extraordinary delight for a reader of any age." -The New York Times Book Review
Brian Floca explores Apollo 11's famed moon landing with this newly expanded edition of Moonshot!
Simply told, grandly shown, and now with eight additional pages of brand-new art and more in-depth information about the historic moon landing, here is the flight of Apollo 11. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts clicking themselves into gloves and helmets, strapping themselves into sideways seats. Here are their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the ROAR of rockets, and the silence of the Moon. Here is a story of adventure and discovery-a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away.
Brian Floca explores Apollo 11's famed moon landing with this newly expanded edition of Moonshot!
Simply told, grandly shown, and now with eight additional pages of brand-new art and more in-depth information about the historic moon landing, here is the flight of Apollo 11. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts clicking themselves into gloves and helmets, strapping themselves into sideways seats. Here are their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the ROAR of rockets, and the silence of the Moon. Here is a story of adventure and discovery-a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away.
Reviews / Votes
Telling the Apollo 11 story more fully while recognizing the contributions of women and minorities, here's an engaging, enlightening, and timely new edition of this visually stunning book. -- Booklist, starred review A soaring commemoration of our space program's most spectacular achievement. This is the rare revised edition that adds enough new material to demand purchase. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool and over, Interest Age: From 4 years
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
f-c (spfx: none); digital
Dimensions
Height: 309 mm
Width: 276 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5344-4030-2 (9781534440302)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions

E-Book
04/2019
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
€10.87
Available for download
Persons
Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a New York Times bestseller; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; and Lightship, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. He is the illustrator of numerous additional books, including Avi's Poppy series. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.