Countdown : 2979 days to the moon

Slade, Suzanne (author.). Gonzalez, Thomas, 1959- (illustrator.).

Summary:

Told in free verse, the story of the American effort to land the first man on the moon comes to life. During the two thousand nine hundred and seventy-nine days following his speech, eighteen astronauts climbed into spaceships; three of them died before even leaving the ground. Eight rockets soared into space. And four hundred thousand people-- engineers, technicians, scientists, mathematicians, and machinists-- joined Project Apollo in hopes of making the dream a reality.

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth." But how can someone soar all the way to the Moon - two hundred and forty-thousand miles through space? America knows the answer to this question: teamwork. Over the two thousand nine hundred and seventy-nine days that follow President Kennedy's speech, eighteen astronauts climb into spaceships; three of them die before even leaving the ground. Eight rockets go into space. And four hundred thousand people - engineers, technicians, mathematicians, scientists, machinists, and more - join Project Apollo in hopes of making the dream a reality. -- From dust jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781682630136
ISBN: 1682630137
ISBN: 9781643108346
ISBN: 1643108344
Physical Description: 144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	A daring dream -- The first mission, Apollo 1 -- The mission continues -- To the sky, Apollo 4-6 -- Risking it all, Apollo 7 -- Aiming for the moon, Apollo 8 -- Spider in space, Apollo 9 -- Dress rehearsal, Apollo 10 -- Achieving the dream, Apollo 11.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 8-12. Grades 4 to 6. 940L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader MG 6.4 1.0.