project apollo (u.s.)

In 1969, as her own family is falling apart, ten-year-old Mamie finds comfort in conducting a one-sided correspondence with the least famous astronaut heading toward the moon on Apollo 11.

"Introduces the woman mathematician whose childhood love of numbers led to her prestigious education and contributions at NASA while explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions."--OCLC.

Margaret Hamilton loved numbers as a young girl. Soon math led her to MIT and then to helping NASA put a man on the moon!.

A brief biography of Neil Armstrong that uses his own words to describe his life and his work as being the first man on the moon.

Discusses space missions in graphic novel format.

"This graphic retelling of the Apollo 11 moon-landing follows astronaut Michael Collins, commander of the lunar to the far side of the moon"--Publisher.

Chronicles the progression of the Apollo 11 space mission, during which astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Features full-color illustrations throughout.