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Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Before he joined NASA, Michael Collins was a test pilot in the Air Force, flying fighter jets. As an astronaut he made two trips into space, including the trip to the moon, and even conducted one of the first walks in space! But even if he had never gone to space, Collins still would have had an amazing life. He did things that most people only dream about. Learn more about this unsung hero"--From dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Earthrise tells the story of the first time the planet Earth was photographed in color from space. The photo, later called Earthrise, was taken in 1968 by the astronauts on Apollo 8, the first US space mission to break free of Earth's orbit and circle the Moon ... By making clear that Earth was, and is, at heart, a world without borders, a home to all peoples, the photo's mind-bending shift in perspective is credited for galvanizing the fledgling...
85) Apollo 13
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
It had been less than a year since man first walked on the Moon, but to the American public, Apollo 13 was just another 'routine' space flight. That is until these words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hampton-Brown
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the astronaut, Michael Collins, who circled the moon in the Apollo 12 space capsule while his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module and walked on the moon.
87) Neil Armstrong
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books/Thomson Gale
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 6
Description
A biography of the first man on the moon, covering his life and his career as an astronaut.
Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 17
Description
Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis---who holds Daphne's brother's fate in her hands---upends the life she's worked so hard to build.
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Exciting illustrations follow the events of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Discover the true story behind Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission. From his childhood experiments to his first encounters with flight, explore the calculated risks this astronaut took in order to become the first person to walk on the moon"--Page 4 of cover.
92) One giant leap
Author
Series
Publisher
Soundprints
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
While on a field trip to the National Air and Space Museum, Tommy imagines himself as Neil Armstrong, who was the Mission Commander aboard Apollo 11 and the first man to set foot on the moon.
93) Apollo 13
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
It had been less than a year since man first walked on the Moon, but to the American public, Apollo 13 was just another 'routine' space flight. That is until these words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director...
Author
Series
Goddess girls volume 7
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"It's time for the annual Olympic Games, and the four goddessgirls are not happy! It's boys only--and the girls at MOA are not pleased. Led by Artemis, Athena, Persphone and Aphrodite, the ladies of Mount Olympus hatch a plan to get Zeus to open up the games to everyone. Will they succeed--or end up watching from the sidelines again?"--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"In 1971, Alan Shepard and his fellow astronauts made their way to the Moon in the cramped Apollo 14 capsule. They gathered rock and soil samples and explored the Moon in their stiff, heavy space suits. But once the serious science was done, Shepard had a more lighthearted experiment up his sleeve: how far could he hit a golf ball on the Moon? It was tee time! As the world watches=d on TV, Shepard took a swing -- not to win a game, but to get the...
97) Moonshot
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Relive the breathtaking story of Apollo 11 and the first manned landing on the moon. Go aboard the rocket and on its eight-day round trip to outer space for a close-up look at one of the most stunning and courageous personal and technological achievements of man. Interlaced with original NASA footage. Covers the crew's earliest days at NASA to the moment when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin step on the moon. From home life and families, to the argument...
98) Chasing the moon
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Chasing the moon reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the mythology surrounding the effort. The series recasts the Space Age as scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama. Utilizing overlooked and lost archival material, the film features a cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"A stunning and intimate biography of Margaret Hamilton, the computer engineer who helped Apollo 11 and mankind get from the Earth to the moon. First-hand accounts, exclusive interviews with the legendary Margaret Hamilton, and detailed science populate the pages of this remarkable biography. In 1969, mankind successfully left our atmosphere and landed on the moon. It took countless hours of calculations, training, wonder, and sacrifice from all of...
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