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| Book cover from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Thimmesh, C. (2006). Team moon: How 400,000 people landed Apollo 11 on the moon. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Co.
*2007 Sibert Medal*
*2007 Orbis Pictus Honor*
The space race was an exciting time in American history. Many people were involved in getting men into space, landing them on the moon, and returning them safely to Earth. This book outlines some of the challenges they faced, showing amazing pictures of the entire process. It is a great history lesson, but also a lesson in engineering as it details how they designed and made the suits, how they calculated the amount of fuel needed, and how they engineered the landing chutes for re-entry. The book is laid out nicely with actual photos from the mission set on black pages with white type, making the reader a part of the journey into outer space as well.
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