The First Men Who Went to the Moon

by Rhonda Gowler Greene (Author) Scott Brundage (Illustrator)

The First Men Who Went to the Moon
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Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
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2020 New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award Master List In 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued a challenge to the nation: land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade. The Apollo program was designed by NASA to meet that challenge, and on July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Aldrin. Apollo 11's prime mission objective: "Perform a manned lunar landing and return." Four days after take-off, the Lunar Module "Eagle," carrying Armstrong and Aldrin, separated from the Command Module "Columbia," and descended to the moon. Armstrong reported back to Houston's Command Center, "The Eagle has landed." America and the world watched in wonder and awe as a new chapter in space exploration opened. Through verse and informational text, author Rhonda Gowler Greene celebrates Apollo 11's historic moon landing.
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Writing in quiet verse reminiscent of "This Is the House that Jack Built," Greene tells the story of Apollo 11, which "lifted off and soared through the heavens/ and carried the first men who went to the Moon." Each spread also includes factual and historical details: "While on the Moon, Armstrong and Aldrin set up scientific equipment, took photographs, gathered rock and soil samples, and planted an American flag." Brundage's striking illustrations depict the craft's ascension and views through the vessel's window of Earth and of the moon, "a desolate land in the darkness of space." Greene and Brundage provide social and historical context for the mission, while the naturalistic images capture the awe-inspiring magnitude of the moon landing. Ages 7-8. (Mar.)

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Rhonda Gowler Greene
Rhonda Gowler Greene has written over twenty-five children's books. Her books have received several honors, including the International Literacy Assocation's Children's Choice Book and the Children's Book Council's Showcase Book. A former elementary learning disabilities teacher, Rhonda now resides with her husband in southeast Michigan. Learn more at rhondagowlergreene.com

James Rey Sanchez' love for art came from countless hours of reading comics, playing video games, and 90's Saturday morning cartoons. After graduating from the Academy of Art University, with a BFA in Visual Development and a focus on character and prop designing, Sanchez freelanced in the animation world, most notably at Class Dojo, before jumping into children's books. He received a Sydney Taylor Notable Award for his first children's book IRVING BERLIN. Learn more at jamesreyart.com
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781585364121
Lexile Measure
970
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Publication date
March 15, 2019
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF042000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
JNF025210 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/20th Century
JNF007090 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
JNF051010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
JNF051170 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries
Library of Congress categories
Moon
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
Space flight to the moon
Collins, Michael
Exploration
Aldrin, Buzz
Armstrong, Neil

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