Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11...
*Starred Review* Forty years after NASAs Apollo 11 mission first landed astronauts on the moon, this striking...
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(09/30/10) *Starred Review* Forty years after NASAs Apollo 11 mission first landed astronauts on the moon, this striking nonfiction picture book takes young readers along for the ride. The moon shines down on Earth, where three men don spacesuits, climb into Columbia, and wait for liftoff. On a nearby beach, people gather to watch the rocket blast the astronauts into space. The astronauts fly to the moon, circle it, land on it, walk on its surface, and see the good and lonely Earth, glowing in the sky. After flying back to the orbiter, they return to Earth and splash down, home at last. An appended note discusses the mission in greater detail. Written with quiet dignity and a minimum of fuss, the main text is beautifully illustrated with line-and-wash artwork that provides human interest, technological details, and some visually stunning scenes. The books large format offers plenty of scope for double-page illustrations, and Floca makes the most of it, using the sequential nature of picture...See less
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