Publisher Description

Written for children, but with parents very much in mind, this book tells the Apollo 11 story through the medium of artist Adrian Buckley's atmospheric imagery. From President Kennedy's call to put a man on the moon to the celebratory ticker tape parade in Manhattan, this is a story of three extraordinary men and their incredible achievement: Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Buzz Aldrin and Command Module Pilot Michael Collins. On 21 July 1969, when Neil Armstrong opened the hatch in the Lunar Module and descended the ladder to set foot on the surface of the Moon, he became in an instant the greatest traveller in human history. Full of period detail and fascinating insights, this is a book to be explored and enjoyed. AGES: 6 to 12 years AUTHOR: David Jenkins is an author who ranges across disciplines. This is his second book for children. His first, An Igloo on the Moon: Exploring Architecture, won the DAM Architectural Book Award 2015. SELLING POINTS: . Celebrates one of the greatest feats of human engineering - putting a man on the moon - in a child-friendly format . Enjoyable both for children and parents . Contains fun historical and scientific facts designed to encourage curiosity and interest in space 20 colour images

Author Biography

Adrian Buckley is a renowned graphic artist, whose previous book for children, An Igloo on the Moon: Exploring Architecture, won wide critical acclaim. David Jenkins is an author who ranges across disciplines. This is his second book for children. His first, An Igloo on the Moon: Exploring Architecture, won the DAM Architectural Book Award 2015. David Jenkins was senior curator of the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. He has written numerous books and articles on aspects of Welsh maritime and transport history and is also a frequent broadcaster on these topics.

Review

Gr 2-4-Jenkins and Buckley bring their expertise in art and architecture to this retelling of the Apollo 11 mission... Jenkins, an architect, provides readers with details of the engineering involved in creating the vessel... Readers will gain an appreciation for how delicate this mission was... successfully mixes the realism of photography with a 20th-century newspaper vibe... This fast, exciting read is sure to resonate with budding explorers and is an artful addition to robust science collections.--School Library Journal

Long Description

* Celebrates one of the greatest feats of human engineering - putting a man on the moon - in a child-friendly format* Enjoyable both for children and parents* Contains fun historical and scientific facts designed to encourage curiosity and interest in spaceWritten for children, but with parents very much in mind, this book tells the Apollo 11 story through the medium of artist Adrian Buckley's atmospheric imagery. From President Kennedy's call to put a man on the moon to the celebratory ticker tape parade in Manhattan, this is a story of three extraordinary men and their incredible achievement: Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Buzz Aldrin and Command Module Pilot Michael Collins. On 21 July 1969, when Neil Armstrong opened the hatch in the Lunar Module and descended the ladder to set foot on the surface of the Moon, he became in an instant the greatest traveler in human history. Full of period detail and fascinating insights, this is a book to be explored and enjoyed.

Review Quote

Gr 2-4-Jenkins and Buckley bring their expertise in art and architecture to this retelling of the Apollo 11 mission... Jenkins, an architect, provides readers with details of the engineering involved in creating the vessel... Readers will gain an appreciation for how delicate this mission was... successfully mixes the realism of photography with a 20th-century newspaper vibe... This fast, exciting read is sure to resonate with budding explorers and is an artful addition to robust science collections.

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