Moonshot - The Flight of Apollo 11

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission, Floca expands his Sibert Honor Book in this new edition, introducing a new generation of readers to a story of adventure and discovery--a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away. Full color.

About the author

Brian Floca

Summary

“An extraordinary delight for a reader of any age.” —The New York Times Book Review

Brian Floca explores Apollo 11’s famed moon landing with this newly expanded edition of Moonshot!

Simply told, grandly shown, and now with eight additional pages of brand-new art and more in-depth information about the historic moon landing, here is the flight of Apollo 11. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts clicking themselves into gloves and helmets, strapping themselves into sideways seats. Here are their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the ROAR of rockets, and the silence of the Moon. Here is a story of adventure and discovery—a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away.

Additional text

A soaring commemoration of our space program's most spectacular achievement. This is the rare revised edition that adds enough new material to demand purchase. 

Product details

• Authors: Brian Floca, Floca Brian
• Assisted by: Brian Floca (Illustration), Floca Brian (Illustration)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 4
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781534440302
• ISBN: 978-1-5344-4030-2
• No. of pages: 56
• Dimensions: 275 mm x 305 mm x 5 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery, Space (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / United States