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CFPL Children's Summer 2019 Picks Moon Books
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Moon Landings
by Shoshana Weider
A fact-filled leveled reader for young science enthusiasts uses structured, skill-reinforcing text to describe the achievements of famous astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins during one of history's most important space missions.
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The Moon Book
by Gail Gibbons
The award-winning author of From Seed to Plant presents an expert-vetted, revised edition of a simple introduction to the moon that incorporates facts from recent discoveries as well as an updated map of the moon's surface.
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If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon
by Joyce Lapin
Introduces facts about the Moon, explaining the science behind how candles and balloons behave in the lunar atmosphere, why "moon angels" will last for thousands of years, and how gravity is different on the Moon
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Destination: Moon
by Seymour Simon
Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission with the story of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, including insights about what makes the Moon so fascinating to humankind.
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Rocket to the Moon!
by Don Brown
The great Brown's graphic-novel history of rocket technology includes fact-filled, engaging coverage of such topics as ancient Chinese rockets, the "bombs bursting in air" during the War of 1812 and Russia's Sputnik program.
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Field Trip to the Moon
by John Hare
A whimsically illustrated, wordless debut picture book depicts a class of students on a field trip to the moon who debark from their yellow spaceship bus and explore the moon's trenches, craters and mountains while observing the faraway Earth and befriending visitors from space.
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Luna: The Science and Stories of Our Moon
by David A. Aguilar
Science, mythology, history and technology combine in a highly visual portrait of the moon that traces its evolution, its important impact on the Earth's tides and the ways it has inspired culture and exploration
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