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Suzanne Slade

Countdown

2979 Days to the Moon

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The captivating true story of NASA's effort to land the first man on the Moon, told through powerful free verse and stunning illustrations A patriotic testament to American grit and ingenuity, Countdown presents exhilarating, informative, and accessible free verse by award-winning author Suzanne Slade paired with historic photographs and detailed illustrations by New York Times bestselling illustrator Thomas Gonzalez. Together, they capture the gripping historic story of NASA's twentieth century efforts to conquer a new space frontier. Through triumph and tragedy, success and failure, an entire nation is glued to the high-stakes, 2,979-day mi… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Gonzalez, Thomas
  • ISBN: 978-1-68263-400-4
  • EAN: 9781682634004
  • Produktnummer: 37260695
  • Verlag: Random House N.Y.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
  • Seitenangabe: 144 S.
  • Sonstiges: Ab 10 J.

Über den Autor


A mechanical engineer by degree, Suzanne Slade is the Siber Honor award-winning author of more than 150 books. Before beginning her writing career, Suzanne worked at McDonnell Douglas Space Systems in Huntington Beach, California, on Delta rockets, Titan rockets, and the Delta-Star spacecraft. While at MDSS, Suzanne worked with engineers who helped create the third stage of the Saturn V rocket which launched the Apollo moon missions. As part of her research for this book, Suzanne interviewed one of the six remaining astronauts who has walked on the Moon, Alan Bean, and corresponded with Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 astronaut. Thomas Gonzalez is an illustrator, designer, and portrait artist. A native of Cuba, Gonzalez came to the United States when he was ten years old. He studied at the Atlanta School of Art (now called Savannah of Art and Design). After working at the Coca-Cola Company for more than twenty years, Tom held several creative positions with other global brands. He has illustrated a number of books, including the New York Times bestseller 14 Cows for America. 

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