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Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) Fiction Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) Juvenile literature Apollo 11 (Spacecraft). Board books Project Apollo (U.S.) Project Apollo (U.S.) Juvenile literature Project Apollo (U.S.). Space flight to the moon Space flight to the moon Juvenile literatureSummary: Between 1968 and 1972, the world watched in awe each time an American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon. Only 12 American men have walked upon its surface and they remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. Now for the first time, a combination of archival material from the original NASA film footage, much of it never before seen and interviews with the surviving astronauts tells...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thinkfilm 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Tells the dramatic story of the Apollo missions and their heroic astronauts, from President John F. Kennedy's historic speech to the manned space missions and through to the defining moment of the space program--putting a man on the moon. These are the stories of the men, women and children who lived, breathed and manufactured from the power of human will, one of the greatest achievements in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Gall, Chris
Summary: Released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, this nonfiction picture book offers a step-by-step explanation of how the Apollo 11 spacecraft worked, as told by a young enthusiast. Includes glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GALIrvine, Alexander (Alexander C.)
Summary: This graphic retelling of the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission follows astronaut Michael Collins, commander of the lunar orbiter, to the far side of the moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COLMcDonald, Jill (Jill McDonald-Gomez)
Summary: Introduces the first Moon landing, describing how engineers, mathematicians, and astronauts worked together to send Apollo 11 into space.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Young, Judy
Summary: As the Apollo 11 mission draws to a close there is a crisis at the tracking station on Guam: the antenna that will track the spacecraft during reentry, and allow mission control to communicate with the astronauts is stuck--and ten-year-old Marty is the only one small enough to reach in and grease the ball bearings that allow the antenna to move.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOUFloca, Brian.
Summary: Here is the story of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon -- a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away by steady astronauts in their great machines.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2009
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.454 FLOKurson, Robert
Summary: Shares the inside story of the dangerous Apollo 8 mission, focusing on the lives of astronaut heroes Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, while illuminating the political factors that prompted the decision to risk lives to save the Apollo program and define the space race.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 629 KURCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629 KURCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 629.45 KURThimmesh, Catherine.
Summary: Culled from direct quotes from the people behind the scenes, NASA transcripts, national archives and NASA photos, the whole story of Apollo 11 and the first moon landing emerges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.454 THIMcReynolds, Linda.
Summary: Depicts the 1969 Apollo 11 mission when man first walked on the moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 MCRSimon, Seymour
Summary: Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission with the story of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, including insights about what makes the Moon so fascinating to humankind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 SIMBrouwer, Sigmund
Summary: A narrative told from the astronauts' points of view describes the story behind Apollo 11's moon landing, linking the innovations and discoveries from the past four centuries that made the mission possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 BROCole, Michael D.
Summary: A detailed account of the terrifying journey and danger involved in the near fatal mission to the Moon-- the Apollo 13-- on April 13, 1970. Describes how teamwork helped the astronauts avoid a tragedy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.454 COLMcReynolds, Linda
Summary: "Snappy verse and retro art brings readers along for Apollo 11's historic, eight-day mission to the moon in 1969. Young readers will learn the basics about the gear, equipment, and spaceship used by the astronauts, as well as the history of NASA's moon mission. O' Rourke's vibrant and retro illustrations paired with McReynolds' short verse creates a perfect read aloud for preschool and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: BOARD MCRSuen, Anastasia.
Summary: Describes in illustrations and simple text the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, culminating in man's first lunar landing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.454 SUESummary: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing! When Jet reveals he's built a brand-new super saucer, the friends head to the moon to test it out! But after a rough landing, Jet and Sunspot go missing and it's up to the rest of the gang to find them. Watch as the friends search for Jet and Sunspot and discover the many exciting things the Apollo 11 astronauts left on the moon!...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV REAJazynka, Kitson
Summary: "Biography of Buzz Aldrin for beginner readers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JAZMaurer, Richard
Summary: Presents a clear narrative on how the United States won the space race against Russia by landing a man on the Moon in 1969.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 MAUGraham, Ian
Summary: Describes what it was like to be an astronaut on the "unlucky" 1970 Apollo 13 mission to the moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set You Wouldn't 629.25 GrahamJohnson, Katherine G.
Summary: "The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Aston, Dianna Hutts.
Summary: On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight-year-old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams that she might one day be an astronaut, too.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Wilkinson, Philip
Summary: Describes the voyage of Apollo 11, its three astronauts, and details of the mission that put the first man on the moon in 1969.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: 629.454 WILSummary: From director Todd Douglas Miller comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, the film takes viewers straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission, the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ApCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC APOCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE APOCooper, Henry S. F.
Summary: An examination of the Apollo 13 mission focuses on the explosion that jeopardized the astronauts' lives and NASA's efforts to prevent disaster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 1995