The astronaut who painted the moon : the true story of Alan Bean

The astronaut who painted the moon : the true story of Alan Bean / written by Dean Robbins ; illustrated by Sean Rubin.

Author/creator	Robbins, Dean, 1957- author.
Other author/creator	Rubin, Sean, 1986- illustrator.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2019.
Copyright Notice	©2019
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 31 cm
Subject(s)	Bean, Alan, 1932-2018--Juvenile literature. Apollo 12 (Spacecraft)--Juvenile literature. Project Apollo (U.S.)--Juvenile literature. Astronauts--United States --Biography --Juvenile literature. Space flight to the moon--Juvenile literature. Astronauts as artists--Juvenile literature. Astronautics in art--Juvenile literature. Moon--In art --Juvenile literature.

Abstract	"Journey to the Moon on the Apollo 12 mission with astronaut and artist Alan Bean! As a boy, Alan wanted to fly planes. As a young navy pilot, Alan wished he could paint the view from the cockpit. So he took an art class to learn patterns and forms. But no class could prepare him for the beauty of the lunar surface some 240,000 miles from Earth. In 1969, Alan became the fourth man and first artist on the moon. He took dozens of pictures, but none compared to what he saw through his artistic eyes. When he returned to Earth, he began to paint what he saw. Alan's paintings allowed humanity to experience what it truly felt like to walk on the moon."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (page [38]).
Interest age level	Ages 4-6.
Interest grade level	K to grade 3.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Informational works.
LCCN	2018036211
ISBN	9781338259537 (hardcover)
ISBN	1338259539 (hardcover)