Brown, Don
Summary: On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon. The Moon Landing explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one person's life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 629.45 BROGall, 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 GALRocco, John
Summary: "This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Space RoccoHansen, Grace
Summary: A brief biography of American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first person ever to step on the surface of the moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARMMitton, Tony
Summary: Get ready for blast-off to learn all about rockets! Roaring Rockets follows the animal crew as they become astronauts heading to the Moon. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love: spacesuits, oxygen helmets, the lunar lander, and much more!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDPage, Nathan
Summary: "Discover the true story behind Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission. From his childhood experiments to his first encounters with flight, explore the calculated risks this astronaut took in order to become the first person to walk on the moon"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARMGraham, 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 GrahamMcDonald, 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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Summary: "If you decide to go to the moon," writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tellyou how to get there and what to do after youland. The most important part tells you how to get home. Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing ("don't forget your diary and plenty of food") to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCNSchyffert, Bea Uusma.
Summary: A biography of the astronaut, Michael Collins, who circled the moon in the Apollo 12 space capsule while his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module and walked on the moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2003
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J 629.45 SCHBrouwer, 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 BROKelly, David A. (David Andrew)
Summary: "In 1971, Alan Shepard and his fellow astronauts made their way to the Moon in the cramped Apollo 14 capsule. Their mission: Study the moon in more detail than ever before. While the world watched on TV, Shepard and Edgar Mitchell gathered rock and soil samples wearing stiff, heavy spacesuits. But Alan Shepard had a secret hidden in his sock: two tiny golf balls. Golf was Shepard's favorite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek 2023
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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 SUEDickmann, Nancy
Summary: "There are many moons in our solar system, but for us earthlings, the moon refers to the large round object that circles our planet. Readers will learn many facts and statistics about the moon, including its size and mass. They'll also learn about its different phases and what's going on inside the moon. Colorful images that correlate closely to concise, manageable text will engage and appeal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books, an imprint of Rosen Publishing 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 523.3 DICMcReynolds, 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 SIMFloca, 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 FLOSandler, Martin W.
Summary: "A nation in need of hope, the most powerful rocket ever launched, and the first three men to break the bounds of Earth: Apollo 8 was headed to the moon. In 1957, when the USSR launched Sputnik I, the first man-made satellite to orbit Earth, America's rival in the Cold War claimed victory on a new frontier. The Space Race had begun, and the United States was losing. Closer to home, a decade of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Space SandlerThimmesh, 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 THIJazynka, 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 MAURobbins, Dean
Summary: "Journey to the Moon on the Apollo 12 mission with astronaut and artist Alan Bean! 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BEAWilkinson, 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