The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon: The True Story of Alan Bean

by Dean Robbins, Dean Robbins, Dean Robbins

Book Overview

Journey to the moon on the Apollo 12 mission with Alan Bean, the fourth astronaut to walk on the lunar surface and the only artist to paint its beauty firsthand

As a boy, Alan wanted to fly planes. As a young navy pilot, Alan wished he could paint the view from the cockpit. So he took an art class to learn patterns and forms. But no class could prepare him for the beauty of the lunar surface some 240,000 miles from Earth. In 1969, Alan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1338259539
• ISBN13: 9781338259537
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Orchard Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 12.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3