| Rocket to the Moon! Contributor(s): Brown, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419734040 ISBN-13: 9781419734045 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 629.454 |
| LCCN: 2018022209 |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Series: Big Ideas That Changed the World |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.1" (0.95 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 501747 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Award-winning author Don Brown explores the history of rocket building in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Don: - Don Brown is the author and illustrator of many picture books and has been awarded both the Sibert Medal and Orbis Pictus Award. He lives in Merrick, New York. |