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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Description
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of man's first walk on the moon, this book is a tribute that transports readers to the stars, where they will experience the moon landing just as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 1090L
Language
English
Description
"Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can't bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and more in this book about the space race of the 1950s and 1960s."--...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Told in free verse, the story of the American effort to land the first man on the moon comes to life. During the two thousand nine hundred and seventy-nine days following 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...
7) Moon landing
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to the Apollo 11 space mission that first took men to the moon in the 1960s, and contains information on the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to get more missions into space.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
When Neil Armstrong set foot upon the moon in 1969, it was the end result of an effort that involved several years, billions of dollars, and hundreds of thousands of people. The First Moon Landing examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Armstrong himself, computer programmer Margaret Hamilton, and engineer Tom Kelly. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject....
10) Race to the moon
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The "Space Race" was an exciting time and the 1950s to 1970s saw some of the biggest leaps in space technology and exploration. The race to put the first man on the Moon was eventually won by the USA, when NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men on the moon. This book explores the efforts made by both NASA and the Soviet Union to reach the moon during this period and details some of the extraordinary missions and adventures...
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