apollo 11 (spacecraft)

An account of the dangers, challenges and sheer determination that defined the United States space program, focusing on the Apollo 11 lunar mission.

Colorful illustrations and rhyming text describe the eight-day mission to the moon of "Apollo 11" in 1969.

Relates the story of Apollo 11's successful 1969 moon landing, and highlights the discoveries made in science, technology, engineering and math that made the moon landing possible.

"Charts the history of the Apollo program . . . Beginning with fighter pilots in WWII, Maurer traces the origins of the Apollo program to a few exceptional soldiers, a Nazi engineer, and a young eager man who would become president"--Provided by publisher.

An illustrated account of the flight of Apollo 11 in 1969, the first manned mission to land on the moon.

"Released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, this nonfiction picture book offers a step-by-step explanation of how the Apollo 11 spacecraft worked, as told by a young enthusiast"--OCLC.

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.

The author shares her life excelling in math as a young girl and her eventual career as a NASA mathematician. Explores her work on the Apollo 11 mission.

On the fiftieth anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first setting foot on the moon this graphic novel captures the story of the space race, covering the visionaries, stargazers, builders, and adventurers of Apollo 11.

In graphic novel format, describes the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969.