Thimmesh, Catherine (2006). Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company.
2008-2009 Bluebonnet Award Master List
Thimmesh wonderfully introduces the lunar mission from the birth of its idea to the astronauts' homecoming after their lunar landing. Her narrative is so smooth and engrossing and all the photos and illustrations are exquisite! I love the size and design of the book and am so very glad that I purchased it for my own collection! I am a NASA fan and this book is definitely a must-have!
I especially enjoyed all the personal quotes from those "who were there." They make the whole story become so very human. And all the interesting details and the recounting of little-known facts add to the book's charm. Any NASA enthusiast will adore this book whether they are rookies to the NASA world or seasoned veteran fans of aeronautics and space exploration.
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