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Harry N. Abrams, 2019-05-03

Rocket to the Moon!

Rocket to the Moon!

Big Ideas That Changed the World

Don Brown, Author

Hardcover

9781419734045

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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" after the Eagle, the Apollo 11 lunar module, landed on the moon. This first title in a new series explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible, showing the events leading up to it and how it changed the world. Full color.
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With bold visuals and narrative pacing, this graphic nonfiction title captures the daring and determination behind the space race. It inspires readers to dream big, ask hard questions, and admire the teamwork and courage behind giant leaps.

Keywords and Themes: Adventure • Aeronautics • Astronautics & Space Science • Comics & Graphic Novels • Courage • Discovery • History • History of Science • Innovation • Juvenile Nonfiction • Leadership • Perseverance • Problem-Solving • Science & Nature • Teamwork • Technology • United States - 20th Century

Readability • 6.2

Age Range • 8-11

Pages • 136

Subjects • Moon • Cartoons and comics • Comics (Graphic works) • Space flight to the moon • Project Apollo (U.S.)

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | History of Science • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century • Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History • Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Science & Nature

Award-winning author/illustrator Don Brown explores the history of rocket building in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World graphic novel series.

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong said those iconic words when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon--there was a whole team of people, plus centuries of discoveries and technologies that came before that made it possible.

From ancient Chinese rockets to the first steps on the moon, Rocket to the Moon! Reveals which "bombs bursting in air" inspired the writer of "The Star-Spangled Banner," why the Russians wanted to launch a dog into Earth's atmosphere, and how exactly astronauts are able to go to the bathroom while in a rocket far off in space!

Big Ideas That Changed the World is a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard-won succession of ideas that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell the story of events, discoveries, and ingenuity over time that led humans to come up with a big idea and then make it come true.

Big Ideas That Changed the World series:
Rocket to the Moon! (#1)
Machines That Think! (#2)
A Shot in the Arm! (#3)
We the People! (#4)
All Charged Up! (#5)

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