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The first lunar landing / Dennis Brindell Fradin. |
| Authors: | Fradin, Dennis B. |
| Call number: | j629.454 FRA |
| Publisher: | New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, c2010. |
| Publication date: | c2010. |
| Subject: |
Space flight to the moon.
Astronautics and state -- United States. Astronautics -- Social aspects -- United States. Juvenile literature. Project Apollo (U.S.) Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) |
| Series title: | Fradin, Dennis B. Turning points in U.S. history. |
| Title: | The first lunar landing / Dennis Brindell Fradin. |
| Physical description: | 47 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Contents note: | An ancient dream -- The Space Age begins -- Step by step toward the moon -- Planning the first manned lunar landing -- The trip to the moon -- "One giant leap for mankind" -- A turning point. |
| Summary note: | "Covers the first manned lunar landing as a watershed event in U.S. history, influencing social, economic, and political policies that shaped the nation's future"--Provided by publisher. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-46) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780761442561 0761442561 |
| LCCN: | 2008034950 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1233693 |
| Bib No.: | 1233693 |