Description
“This excellent book retells our story vividly. I must know; I used to be there.”
— Buzz Aldrin
Trace the history of people’s fascination with the moon — and the scientific developments that led to a ground-breaking mission — in an out-of-this-world novelty book marking the first moon landing. Acclaimed creator Richard Platt specializes in humankind’s dreams of traveling to the moon, the race to overcome space, the technology needed to succeed in the moon and sustain the astronauts in space, and the moon landing itself. Re-creating the excitement of the expedition are ordinary pop-u.s.a.depicting a rocket, the lunar module, a spaceship, and a spectacular spherical moon, at the same time as booklets and flaps offer readers a wealth of intriguing facts.
* Published in anticipation of the fortieth anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20, 1969
* Features official NASA photographs, two mini-books, and fun informational flaps