LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the People and Technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco (illustrator of the Percy Jackson series) is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks.
Each challenging step in the space race is revealed, examined, and displayed through stunning diagrams, experiments.
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.
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.
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.
Everyone knows of Neil Armstrong\'s famous first steps on the moon.
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Each challenging step in the space race is revealed, examined, and displayed through stunning diagrams, experiments, moments of crisis, and unforgettable human stories.
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.
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.
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.
Everyone knows of Neil Armstrong\'s famous first steps on the moon.
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the People and Technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco (illustrator of the Percy Jackson series) is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks
