Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon

Chaikin, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0670011568 / ISBN 13: 9780670011568

Published by Viking Books for Young Readers, 2009

About this Item

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Seller Inventory # S_468014129

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon
• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670011568
• ISBN 13: 9780670011568
• Binding: hardcover
• Illustrator: Bean, Alan
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

July 20, 1969, marked one of the climactic moments in our history? The day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it is only one piece of a magnificent story. Mission Control, This Is Apollo, by the acclaimed Andrew Chaikin (author of A Man on the Moon, basis of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon), recounts space history from the Mercury missions through Apollo 17 and beyond. It is illustrated with stunning full-color paintings by astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon with Pete Conrad on Apollo 12 and has devoted his post-NASA life to creating art. Handsome, informative, and dramatic, this is no textbook?it is the tale of humankind's greatest adventure in the last frontier: space.Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 5/28/2009Pages: 128Reading Level: Age 8 and Up

About the Author

Andrew Chaikin is the author of the acclaimed A Man on the Moon and several other books about space. He is a commentator for NPR’s Morning Edition and had appeared on Good Morning America, Nightline, Fresh Air, and Talk of the Nation.