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Rocket to the moon!

by Brown, Don, 1949-

Format: Print Book 2019
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Summary
Award-winning author Don Brown explores the history of rocket building in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series



"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong said those iconic words when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon--there was a whole team of people, plus centuries of discoveries and technologies that came before, that made it possible. From ancient Chinese rockets to the first steps on the moon, Rocket to the Moon! reveals which "bombs bursting in air" inspired the writer of "The Star-Spangled Banner," why the Russians wanted to launch a dog into Earth's atmosphere, and how exactly astronauts are able to go to the bathroom while in a rocket far off in space!



Big Ideas That Changed the World is a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard-won succession of ideas that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell the story of events, discoveries, and ingenuity over time that led humans to come up with a big idea and then make it come true.

Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "The story of the first moon landing is something every child needs to know, and award-winning creator Brown (The Unwanted, 2018) makes it all that more engaging and accessible with his latest book. Narrating from the perspective of Rodman Law, the first man to fly a rocket, Brown recounts the history of the space race, from its explosive beginnings following WWII to its groundbreaking final discoveries. True to form, Brown skips over well-trod territory and retells the story with often overlooked details, such as the account of astronauts Aldrin and Armstrong fixing a broken switch on the Eagle with a ballpoint pen. Anecdotes like this make the book enlightening even for those familiar with the history; the end result is a broad yet eye-opening tribute to the astronauts' achievements. Brown's signature naturalistic watercolor art works wonders simple yet haunting, somehow capturing what often only a historic photograph can. The Big Ideas That Changed the World series is off to a promising start with this illuminating, cogent volume.--Peter Blenski Copyright 2019 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Launching the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, Brown's historical graphic novel is narrated by Rodman Law, a daredevil in 1913 New Jersey, who frames the story after describing his own feats of parachuting and attempts to fly a rocket. Law provides a history of the discoveries that would enable space travel, the space race, and the (sometimes tragic) experimental missions that paved the way for Apollo 11. In pen-and-ink panels, Brown depicts such moments as Apollo 8 circling the moon, Apollo 11's liftoff, and somewhat less heroic occurrences ("Get me a napkin quick. There's a turd floating in the air," says one Apollo 10 astronaut to another). Successive panels and spreads depict the Eagle's landing and Armstrong and Aldrin's first steps on the moon. Brown's visual storytelling offers humor, vibrancy, and a wealth of historical insight. Ages 8-12. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information
Series Big ideas that changed the world.
Subjects Project Apollo (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
Project Apollo (U.S.) -- Cartoons and comics.
Space flight to the moon -- Juvenile literature.
Space flight to the moon -- Cartoons and comics.
Cartoons and comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels.
Publisher New York :Amulet Books,2019
Language English
Description 132 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Bibliography Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-128) and index.
ISBN 9781419734045
1419734040
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