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Mission control, this is Apollo : the story of the first voyages to the moon  Cover Image Book Book

Mission control, this is Apollo : the story of the first voyages to the moon / Andrew Chaikin, with Victoria Kohl ; [with paintings by] Alan Bean.

Chaikin, Andrew, 1956- (Author). Kohl, Victoria. (Added Author). Bean, Alan, 1932-2018 (illustrator.).

Summary:

Discusses the historic moment in 1969 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon, the major events that led up to this mission, and the advancements that have been made in space exploration from the Mercury missions to the present day.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780670011568 (lib. bdg.) :
  • ISBN: 0670011568 (lib. bdg.) :
  • Physical Description: xi, 114 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Viking, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111) and index.
Citation/References Note:
Bklst 05/01/2009
SLJ May 2009
VOYA 2009 no. 3
Kirkus 04/15/2009
Horn Bk Jul 2009
Target Audience Note:
1150 Lexile.
1150L Lexile
Subject: Project Apollo (U.S.) > History.
Space flight to the moon > History.
Astronautics > United States.
Space flight to the moon > Planning.

Available copies

  • 17 of 18 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

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  • 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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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.

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’sMorning Edition and had appeared on Good Morning America, Nightline, Fresh Air, andTalk of the Nation.


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