Bibliograph

Countdown, 2979 days to the moon, written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

Type

Label

Countdown, 2979 days to the moon, written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4 to 6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Countdown

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1020295212

Responsibility statement

written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

Sub title

2979 days to the moon

Summary

"Powerful free verse and stunning illustrations tell the true story of the American effort to land the first man on the Moon. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced that the United States would try to land a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. During the two thousand, nine hundred and seventy-nine days that followed his speech, eighteen astronauts climbed into spaceships; three of them died before even leaving the ground. Eight rockets soared into space. And four hundred thousand people?́?engineers, technicians, scientists, mathematicians, and machinists?́?joined Project Apollo in hopes of making the dream a reality. Award-winning author and former mechanical engineer Suzanne Slade joins up with New York Times best-selling illustrator Thomas Gonzalez to tell the powerful story of the successes, failures, triumphs, tragedies, and lessons learned from Apollos 1 through 10 that led to the first Moon landing."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A daring dream -- The first mission, Apollo 1 -- The mission continues -- To the sky, Apollo 4-6 -- Risking it all, Apollo 7 -- Aiming for the moon, Apollo 8 -- Spider in space, Apollo 9 -- Dress rehearsal, Apollo 10 -- Achieving the dream, Apollo 11 -- More about Team Apollo -- Bringing Apollo 11 home

Target audience

juvenile

Classification