Go for the Moon
A Rocket, a Boy, and the First Moon Landing
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Written and illustrated by Chris Gall, Go for the Moon! captures the fascinating detail and inspiring adventure of the moon landing. It is a captivating celebration of one of humankind's greatest technical achievements and most extraordinary feats of exploration.
The Apollo 11 astronauts have prepared carefully for their attempt to be the first men to land on the moon. The young narrator of this book has prepared carefully, too: he explains the design of the spacecraft, the flight from the earth to the moon, and the drama of touching down--while shadowing the astronaut's voyage with one of his own.
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In the hours leading up to the Apollo 11 mission, a child imaginatively follows the astronauts' movements: "The astronauts are ready for the mission, and so am I." As the boy (dressed in a NASA shirt) is pictured pulling the small rocket he built in a red wagon, the Saturn V is transported to its launch pad. Gall provides technical details relating to the stages of the voyage, with cutaways offering a view into command and service modules; readers next see the events through the boy's eyes (he replicates the Eagle from cardboard). Finally, the family gathers around the television for the landing: "Everyone is so nervous that no one speaks." Gall uses approachable analogies to illuminate STEAM concepts, and an author's note recalls Gall's experience watching the moon landing as a child, further personalizing this edifying and heartfelt story. Ages 5 8.
