Here are their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the roar of rockets, and the silence of the moon. John sculley is a business legend, dont underestimate his ideas. A truly beautiful and educational book that captures the mood and feeling of wonder of the time. New here is an early nod to the thousands of people who worked behind the scenes to make the mission a success a nod echoed in the closing recap and a muchenlarged account of apollo 11s return flight to earth. Simply told, grandly shown, and now with eight additional pages of brandnew art and more indepth information about the historic moon landing, here is the. Simply told, grandly shown, here is the flight of apollo 11. Moonshot book by brian floca official publisher page simon. Moonshot an extraordinary delight for a reader of any age. Moonshot is a standalone, suspenseful romance built around the great sport of baseball. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. A fresh, expanded edition of flocas topdrawer tribute to the first moon landing, which won a sibert honor in 2010.
The flight of apollo 11 is a 2009 book by brian floca about the apollo 11 spaceflight to the moon. Learn about their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the roar of rockets, and the silence of the moon. Moonshot book by brian floca official publisher page. Brian floca explores apollo 11s famed moon landing with this beautifully. Its told in a simple manner and doesnt contain too many facts for young readers. Moonshot by brian floca overdrive rakuten overdrive. This nonfiction book takes the reader on the eightday journey from liftoff to mans first steps on the moon and then back home to earth. Moonshot ebook by brian floca 9781534440517 rakuten kobo.
She didnt disappoint in offering up her readers a book filled with angsty forbiddentype romance built around a bit of a whodoneit suspense. The flight of apollo 11 by brian floca is the story of the first american manned moon landing, apollo 11 in 1969. A spread with six horizontal panels showing rocket, bystanders and astronauts during countdown yields to a closeup of the thrusters firing at. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Watch the authorillustrator on an author access replay in rar premium. Essentially brian has written a book that works for every human being between the ages of 4 to 104 sorry, 105yearolds. Brian floca is the authorillustrator of the caldecott medal winner locomotive, the robert f. When id seen alessandra torre was writing a book in the baseball theme, i couldnt wait for this to hit my kindle. The book goes over the apollo 11 expedition and is a great stepping stone toward talking about the earths forces. This gorgeously illustrated book inspires apollo 11. Brian floca is the author and illustrator of locomotive, winner of the 20 caldecott medal. This book is part of the read for success collection. Sibert honor books moonshot and lightship, and other picture books, and is the illustrator of many more books for young readers. Poetic, scientifically accurate, interesting, mesmerizing, you name it. A dizzying, masterful command of visual pacing combines with an acute sense of verbal rhythms to provide a glorious account of the apollo 11 mission, one that stands as the mustbuy in this crowded lunar season. The flight of apollo 11 with audio recording ebook written by brian floca. Sibert honor book and a new york times best illustrated book.
The flight of apollo 11 is even more glorious than the original, and also more inclusive flocas artwork remains an extraordinary delight for a reader of any age. The exquisitely told story of the apollo 11 mission to the moon. The illustrations are very detailed and the story is written in poetic form. Simply told, grandly shown, and now with eight additional pages of brandnew art and more indepth information about the historic moon landing, here is.
Maybe not, but how can you really get a sense of the moon landing if you dont know what it looked like. The flight of apollo 11 is even more glorious than the original, and also more inclusive floca s artwork remains an extraordinary delight for a reader. Excellent especially for older kids who think theyre past picture books. Read moonshot the flight of apollo 11 by brian floca available from rakuten kobo.
Moonshot by brian floca an extraordinary delight for a reader of any age. May 30, 2019 brian floca is the author and illustrator of locomotive, winner of the 20 caldecott medal. Fifty years ago, the apollo 11 mission to the moon accomplished a major technical feat, one that was also filled with wonder and inspiration. The flight of apollo 11 manages to make you feel, with both words and pictures, as if youre right there riding atop the might saturn v. Look for the newly expanded edition of moonshot, coming in to orbit on april 9th, 2019. Jul 16, 2019 fifty years ago, the apollo 11 mission to the moon accomplished a major technical feat, one that was also filled with wonder and inspiration. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts, clicking themselves into gloves and helmets, strapping themselves into sideways seats. Website for childrens book author and illustrator brian floca. Simply told, here is the flight of apollo 11 ready for a new generation of readers and explorers. Simply told, grandly shown, and now with eight additional pages of brandnew art and more indepth information about the historic moon landing, here is the flight of apollo 11. Look for the newly expanded edition of moonshot, coming in to orbit on april 9th, 2019 brian floca explores apollo 11s famed moon landing with this beautifully illustrated picture book simply told, grandly shown, here is the flight of apollo 11. Here is the story of the apollo 11 mission to the moon a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away by steady astronauts in their great machines. The flight of apollo 11 was really beautifully illustrated and connects the readers to how humans interact with the earths forces and motions. The flight of apollo 11 richard jackson books atheneum hardcover floca, brian, floca, brian on.