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Sandler, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Space Sandler

Shearer, Deborah A.

Summary: Describes what it was like for astronauts to walk on the Moon during the Apollo missions.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2002

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: 919.9 SHEAR

Greene, Rhonda Gowler

Summary: "Through verse and informational text, the 1969 Apollo 11's historic mission is celebrated, from liftoff to moon landing to successful return to Earth."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 GRE
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRE

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 GRE

Robbins, 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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BEA

Gauthier, Kelly

Summary: From planets and moons to dwarf planets and space technology, get ready to learn about how our solar system works and how we continue to discover amazing new facts about outer space. Inside this book you'll find: everything you've ever wanted to know about the Apollo 11 mission that put mankind on the moon. Scientific profiles of our planets, as well as many of the moons in our solar system....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Applesauce Press, an imprint of Cider Mill Press Book Publishers 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 GAU

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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GAL

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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2019

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 629.45 BRO

Donald, Alison

Summary: "The inspiration behind this book...This story was inspired by Eleanor "Ellie" Foraker. Eleanor was born in Kenton, Delaware and worked at ILC Dover for 43 years. A talented seamstress and manager, Ellie was truly dedicated to the making of spacesuits. She also helped make gas masks, underground inflatable oil tanks, and landing bags for Mars missions."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Maverick Arts Publishing 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DON

McReynolds, Linda.

Summary: Depicts the 1969 Apollo 11 mission when man first walked on the moon.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 MCR

Simon, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 SIM

Rocco, 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"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2020

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Space Rocco

Kluger, Jeffrey

Summary: What's more exciting than spaceships and astronauts? How about a spaceship carrying the first astronauts ever to see the moon firsthand--on Christmas! The year was 1968, and the American people were still reeling from the spacecraft fire that killed the Apollo 1 crew a year earlier. On top of that, there were rumors that the Russian cosmonauts were getting ready to fly around the moon. NASA...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 KLU

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Space Kluger

Schyffert, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2003

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Stacks, Call number: J 629.45 SCH

McDonald, Jill (Jill McDonald-Gomez)

Summary: Introduces the first Moon landing, describing how engineers, mathematicians, and astronauts worked together to send Apollo 11 into space.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2019

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Floca, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2009

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.454 FLO

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Space Floca

Thimmesh, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2006

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.454 THI

Weider, Shoshana

Summary: Describes the Apollo spacecraft missions to the Moon, detailing each mission's voyage, the astronauts of the Apollo program, and what it takes to be an astronaut.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019

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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE WEI

Brouwer, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 BRO

McReynolds, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. 2019

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1 available in Board Books, Call number: BOARD MCR

Suen, Anastasia.

Summary: Describes in illustrations and simple text the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, culminating in man's first lunar landing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1997

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.454 SUE

Page, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARM

Aldrin, Buzz.

Summary: The story of how Buzz Aldrin's dream to walk on the moon's surface came true with years of determination and believing that any goal is possible.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Children's Books 2005

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Space Aldrin

Jazynka, Kitson

Summary: "Biography of Buzz Aldrin for beginner readers"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2018

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JAZ

Maurer, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 MAU

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