Apollo 8 : the mission that changed everything / Martin W. Sandler.
Apollo 8 : the mission that changed everything / Martin W. Sandler.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
Call Numbers
CL/0201
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
159 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 26 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A historic change in plans -- Against all odds -- To the moon -- A whole new world -- Earthrise -- An extraordinary boradcast -- Return to earth.
Publication information
Publisher
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"A nation in need of hope, the most powerful rocket ever launched, and the first three men to break the bounds of Earth: Apollo 8 was headed to the moon. In 1957, when the USSR launched Sputnik I, the first man-made satellite to orbit Earth, America's rival in the Cold War claimed victory on a new frontier. The Space Race had begun, and the United...
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Full title
Apollo 8 : the mission that changed everything / Martin W. Sandler.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-155) and index.
Audience note
1200L Lexile
Contextual Information
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection
Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
CL/0201
Record Identifier
74VKVeRawDab
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeRawDab
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ISBN
9780763694890
DDC
629.454
MMS ID
991024253918202626
