Bibliograph

Countdown, 2979 days to the moon, written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

Type

Label

Countdown, 2979 days to the moon, written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4 to 6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Countdown

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1020295212

Responsibility statement

written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

Sub title

2979 days to the moon

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

Table Of Contents

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

juvenile

Classification