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"From Neil Armstrong's first small step to Gene Cernan's last footprint, award-winning author Suzanne Slade captures the experiences of the twelve astronauts who walked on the moon. The book reveals how the Apollo moon missions (1969-1972) built upon one another and unveiled important new discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space."-- Provided by publisher.

Photographs and simple text chronicle the history of moon exploration and discuss what the future might hold.

You are an American in the 1960s. The United States and Soviet Union have been in a space race since the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite in 1957. Since then, the two superpowers have been fighting over which country will control the universe. President Kennedy begins a new space program, with a goal of landing a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s. You want to be a part of it. Can you help beat the Russians and help the United...

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.

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon. The Moon Landing explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one person's life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it changed the world. The book takes readers through the history...

The Spacesuit is inspired by real people and events. It follows the story of an ordinary but talented young woman who became part of one of the most amazing events in human history."-- Jacket flap. "The inspiration behind this book...This story was inspired by Eleanor "Ellie" Foraker. Eleanor was born in Kenton, Delaware and worked at ILC Dover for 43 years. A talented seamstress and manager, Ellie was truly dedicated to the making of spacesuits....

"April 13, 1970: Two hundred thousand miles from Earth and counting, an explosion rips through Jim Lovell's spacecraft. The crippled ship hurtles toward the moon at three times the speed of sound, losing power and leaking oxygen into space. Lovell and his crew were two days from the dream of a lifetime - walking on the surface of moon. Now, they will count themselves lucky to set foot on Earth again. From "Houston, we've had a problem" to the final...

"From renowned researcher and children's lit scholar Leonard S. Marcus comes a middle-grade nonfiction book about the astonishing photograph taken during the Apollo 8 mission that forever shifted the way we view our planet"-- Provided by publisher.

"The story behind the historic race to the moon, from the perspective of the Americans who lived it--the astronauts and their families, the controllers and engineers, the technicians and politicians who made the impossible possible"-- Provided by publisher.

"Striking photos and fast-paced, newspaper-like text explore everything readers could ever want to learn about the moon--from how it formed to what scientists have learned from visiting it."-- Provided by publisher.