Apollo 8 : the mission that changed everything
(Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2019.
ISBN
9781432863203, 1432863207
Lexile measure
1200L
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Juvenile Fiction
LARGE PRINT J629.454 SAN
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LARGE PRINT J629.454 SAN
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2019.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
237 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781432863203, 1432863207
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 8.2, 5 Points
Level 8.2, 5 Points
Lexile measure
1200
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"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 States was losing. Closer to home, a decade of turbulence would soon have Americans reeling, with the year 1968 alone seeing the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy as well as many violent clashes between police and protesters. Americans desperately needed something good to believe in, and NASA's mission to orbit Earth in Apollo 8 and test a lunar landing module was being planned for the end of the year. But with four months to go and the module behind schedule, the CIA discovered that the USSR was preparing to send its own mission around the moon -- another crucial victory in the Space Race -- and it was clearly time for a change of plan. In a volume full of astonishing full-color photographs, including the iconic Earthrise photo, Martin W. Sandler unfolds an incredible chapter in U.S. history: Apollo 8 wouldn't just orbit Earth, it would take American astronauts to see the dark side of the moon"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages 10 and up.
Target Audience
Grade 5 and up.
Target Audience
1200L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,8.2,5,199072.
Local note
LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sandler, M. W. (2019). Apollo 8: the mission that changed everything (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sandler, Martin W. 2019. Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sandler, Martin W. Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything Thorndike Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sandler, Martin W. Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything Large print edition., Thorndike Press, 2019.
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