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Footprints on the Moon [Paperback]

Alexandra Siy (Author)
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February 2001 8 and up3 and up
Twenty-four astronauts have crossed the vast ocean of space that separates Earth and Moon. Twelve have left footprints. With clearly written, comprehensive text, this book chronicles the history of Moon exploration and looks ahead to what the future might hold. Stunning photographs (many from NASA) bring to life all the drama, excitement, and adventure of our quest to know our bright neighbor in the sky.

A time line of Moon history, recommended books and web sites, and reproductions of the Apollo 11-17 mission patches are some of this book's special features.



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From Publishers Weekly

Footprints on the Moon by Alexandra Siy uses crisp, clear photographs and archival drawings to trace man's early fascination with the celestial sphere (including Stonehenge and Galileo), through to Buzz Aldrin's titular first steps and speculation about other destinations, such as Mars. ( Feb.)
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.

From School Library Journal

Gr 3-6-This outstanding look at our venture to the Moon combines a generous array of full-color photos with lively, if concise, descriptions of the Apollo Program, its predecessors, and the early history of rocketry. A look at the Moon's face in different phases gives way to portraits of Galileo and Robert Goddard's homemade-looking rocket, followed by shots of astronauts posing in and out of their massive spacesuits. Artists' conceptions of futuristic lunar colonies, a composite look at the other planets on our upcoming itinerary, and, finally, a parting view of a dusty, desolate moonscape round out the presentation. Siy binds the illustrations together with summary accounts of several of those long-ago Apollo missions, adding salient details and humorous comments made by the astronauts. Readers with an interest in these dramatic events will welcome the lists of books and Web sites at the end. A wildly exaggerated claim for the magnifying power of Galileo's telescope aside, this title ably captures both the magnitude of the technological achievement, and, even more strongly than Mary Ann Fraser's One Giant Leap (Holt, 1995), that heady feeling of going where none had gone before.-John Peters, New York Public Library

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (February 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1570914095
  • ISBN-13: 978-1570914096
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 11 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #820,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I live in Boulder, CO where I have just finished my newest title, BUG SHOTS: The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly, due out from Holiday House in 2011. I have also lived in New York and before that Alaska (where I was attacked by mosquitoes-probably revenge for my book MOSQUITO BITE). Alaska is far away, but Mars is even farther. Join me for a road trip across the Red Planet in my award-wining book CARS ON MARS. Visit me at www.alexandrasiy.com


 

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5.0 out of 5 stars More than the Four Seasons, August 23, 2007
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I always associated Vivaldi with the famous Four Seasons. Now I know he is much, much more! Marvelous music!
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