First on the Moon: What It Was Like When Man Landed on the Moon - Softcover

Barbara-hehner-greg-ruhl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786815388 ISBN 13: 9780786815388

Publisher: Hyperion, 2000

Synopsis

Chronicles the launch of the Apollo 11 and the story of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's historic walk on the moon.

About this title

About the Author

Shelley has written six books in the I Was There series, including On Board the Titanic, winner of the 1997 Information Book Award and the 1997 Silver Birch Award, The Buried City of Pompeii, winner of the 1998 Information Book Award, and Discovering the Iceman, winner of the 1997 Mr. Christie Book Award. Shelley lives in Kingston, Ontario. Greg Ruhl's vibrant illustrations appear in a number of books for children, including Westward with Columbus. In the I Was There series, he has also illustrated The Buried City of Pompeii, The Lost Temple of the Aztecs, First on the Moon, and Secrets of the Mummies. Greg lives in Toronto, Ontario.

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6-Hehner begins her story on July 16, 1969, as the Saturn V rocket that would propel Apollo 11 toward its target stands on the launchpad at Cape Kennedy. She fills in some background by describing a tour of the facility that Buzz Aldrin gave his family six weeks earlier, focusing especially on Aldrin's 11-year-old daughter, Jan. The author then returns to the launchpad, resuming the countdown and follows the three astronauts on their historic mission, ending with the coast-to-coast ticker-tape parades on August 13, 1969. A brief epilogue sketches in a few highlights of later lunar flights; a time line of "Milestones in Space" and a brief glossary complete the book. In describing the mission, Hehner frequently returns to the Aldrin family, telling what they were doing and thinking during those long days. The informative and entertaining text is illustrated with an abundance of full-color and black-and-white photographs as well as paintings. Occasional sidebars offer additional information on the Saturn V rocket, space meals, the lunar module, and reentry. Michael Cole's Apollo 11 (Enslow, 1995) is comparable in scope, using fewer pictures and providing a bit more background on the three astronauts. Cole also footnoted quotations used in his text, something Hehner neglected to do. Nonetheless, First on the Moon will be useful for reports; pertinent information is clearly presented and easily extracted. The oversized format and attractive layout will draw browsers, and those just looking for a readable space adventure will find it here.
Elaine Fort Weischedel, Turner Free Library, Randolph, MA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hyperion
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786815388
• ISBN 13: 9780786815388
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48