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About The Book
“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.
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.
About The Illustrator
Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a New York Times bestseller; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; and Lightship, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. He is the illustrator of numerous additional books, including Avi’s Poppy series. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books (April 9, 2019)
- Length: 56 pages
- ISBN13: 9781534440302
- Ages: 4 - 99
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Raves and Reviews
Telling the Apollo 11 story more fully while recognizing the contributions of women and minorities, here's an engaging, enlightening, and timely new edition of this visually stunning book.
– Booklist, starred review
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.
– Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Awards and Honors
- School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
- ILA/CBC Children's Choices
- ALA Notable Children's Books
- Horn Book Fanfare
- Bulletin Blue Ribbon
- CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award Master List
- Booklist Editors' Choice
- NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
- Flora Stieglitz Straus Award
- Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee
- Booklinks Lasting Connections
- Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee (AZ)
- ALA Robert F. Sibert Award Honor Book
- NAPPA Gold Award Winner
- Capital Choices Noteworthy Books for Children's and Teens (DC)
- Kirkus Best Children's Book
- Monarch Award Master List (IL)
- New York Times Best Illustrated Books
- KC3 Award Master List (MO)
- CBC Children's Choice Book Award Finalist
- Bank Street Best Books of the Year - with Outstanding Merit
- Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award Honor Book
- Cleveland Public Library Celebrate With Books Selection
- Picture This Recommendation List
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Moonshot Hardcover 9781534440302
