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245 10 a| Destination Moon :b| the remarkable and improbable voyage of Apollo 11 /c| Richard Maurer.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Roaring Brook Press,c| 2019.;

300 a| 388 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

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337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-379) and index.;

505 0 a| The ultimate destination -- Part 1: War. Ensign Faget's close call -- Pirates of the western Pacific -- Lieutenant Slayton flies another mission -- Captain Phillips bombs Major von Braun -- Major Webb faces the big one -- "We need it yesterday!" -- The NACA -- Part 2: Dreams. America lands on its feet -- Von Braun lands in America -- The Cold War -- Disney to the rescue -- The empire strikes back -- Explorer -- Russia's rocket -- Part 3: Spacemen. Max makes his pitch -- "Let's get on with it" -- The original seven -- The vice president finds a space chief -- "Light this candle" -- Go to the Moon -- The president's speech -- Part 4: The plan. Pieces of the puzzle -- How to get to the Moon, and back -- The race heats up -- The great escape -- General Phillips joins the team -- "Do good work!" -- The women of Apollo -- Part 5: Crews. Squadron commander -- The Moon comes into focus -- Neil Armstrong's wild ride -- "Fire in the cockpit" -- "Go, baby, go!" -- The submariner takes charge -- Lunar reconnaissance -- Part 6: The Moon. A new mission takes shape -- "In the beginning" -- Earthrise -- Go fever -- Tranquility Base -- One small step -- "We must stop" -- Six landing sites -- Timeline.;

520 a| Presents a clear narrative on how the United States won the space race against Russia by landing a man on the Moon in 1969.;

521 8 a| 1150b| Lexile;

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651 0 a| Moonx| Explorationv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A599947;

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Destination Moon : the remarkable and improbable voyage of Apollo 11 / Richard Maurer.

Author/creator	Maurer, Richard, 1950- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2019.
Copyright Date	©2019
Description	388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Project Apollo (U.S.)--Juvenile literature. Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)--Juvenile literature. Space flight to the moon--Juvenile literature. Moon--Exploration. --Juvenile literature.

Contents	The ultimate destination -- Part 1: War. Ensign Faget's close call -- Pirates of the western Pacific -- Lieutenant Slayton flies another mission -- Captain Phillips bombs Major von Braun -- Major Webb faces the big one -- "We need it yesterday!" -- The NACA -- Part 2: Dreams. America lands on its feet -- Von Braun lands in America -- The Cold War -- Disney to the rescue -- The empire strikes back -- Explorer -- Russia's rocket -- Part 3: Spacemen. Max makes his pitch -- "Let's get on with it" -- The original seven -- The vice president finds a space chief -- "Light this candle" -- Go to the Moon -- The president's speech -- Part 4: The plan. Pieces of the puzzle -- How to get to the Moon, and back -- The race heats up -- The great escape -- General Phillips joins the team -- "Do good work!" -- The women of Apollo -- Part 5: Crews. Squadron commander -- The Moon comes into focus -- Neil Armstrong's wild ride -- "Fire in the cockpit" -- "Go, baby, go!" -- The submariner takes charge -- Lunar reconnaissance -- Part 6: The Moon. A new mission takes shape -- "In the beginning" -- Earthrise -- Go fever -- Tranquility Base -- One small step -- "We must stop" -- Six landing sites -- Timeline.
Abstract	Presents a clear narrative on how the United States won the space race against Russia by landing a man on the Moon in 1969.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-379) and index.
Audience	1150 Lexile
Genre/form	Informational works.
LCCN	2018955851
ISBN	9781626727458 (hardback)
ISBN	1626727457 (hardback)

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