Footprints on the Moon [Hardcover]

Mark Haddon (Author), Christian Birmingham (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Best-selling author Mark Haddon recalls his boyhood fascination with the moon and his pure wonder at witnessing the first lunar landing.

Years ago, a little boy gazed at the moon, dizzy with the thought that he was looking at a world 200,000 miles away. As he read atlases and library books and kept clippings on astronauts orbiting the moon, he hoped and hoped that they would fi nd a way to land there. And one extraordinary day they did, captured on his fl ickery TV, like giants bouncing in slow motion. When the boy fell asleep, he dreamed that he walked with them too. In this lyrical, transporting tale, Mark Haddon — the boy in the story — conveys the thrill of one moment in history through a child’s eyes, aided by Christian Birmingham’s evocative illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A touching recollection, evocatively illustrated, of a child's-eye view of the moon and the excitement and wonder he felt when the first moon landing took place.' Guardian 'It is back to July 16 1969 for Mark Haddon's The Sea of Tranquility. Apollo II's giant leap for mankind is re-lived through the wondering imagination of a small boy and Christian Birmingham's dream-like celestial pastels. 'Financial Times 'The deliciously enchanting text is complemented by Christian Birmingham's exquisite pastel illustrations, which capture the awe and mystery that the moon had for this small boy.' Books for Keeps The extraordinary dream quality of the illustrations ... give this book a real feel of awe and wonder. A terrific book...' Junior Education --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Mark Haddon is best known as the author of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller And winner of a LOS ANGELES TIMES First Fiction Prize. The author of Many books for children and adults, he lives in Oxford, England.

Christian Birmingham has illustrated many books for children, including Hans Christian Andersen’s THE SNOW QUEEN and several titles by Michael Morpurgo. He lives in England.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; First edition. edition (March 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763644404
• ISBN-13: 978-0763644406
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 0.5 x 10.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,594,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, March 15, 2009

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S. J Parker (Edmond, Ok) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sea of Tranquility (Hardcover)

Beautiful artwork - about a man who reflects back to when he was a young boys with fantasies of becoming an astronaut & going to the moon. He has the suppot of his parents, helping him make scrapbooks & trips to the library. He borrows dad's binoculars & gazes at the moon for hours.

Reminds all of us of our childhood dreams

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My boys love it!, January 14, 2010

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mathyou9 (UT) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Footprints on the Moon (Hardcover)

The story is great; the author narrates his recollection (as a kid) of Apollo 11. The picture on the cover depicts the author (as a child) in a dream, walking on the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. I purchased this book for my two little boys (5 and 3.) They love it! Being little kids themselves, they really like the picture of the "little kid" astronaut walking with the "grown-up" astronauts.