The Race to Space: From Sputnik to the Moon Landing and Beyond...

by Clive Gifford

Book Overview

You know that man has walked on the Moon, but do you know the story of how he got there? With the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing on July 20th 2019, this book celebrates the Space Race rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Readers will learn about the neck-and-neck race between the two superpowers, through an illustrated story of the rivalry that gripped the world. From Russia's first satellite, Sputnik, to Neil Armstrong planting a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786038900
• ISBN13: 9781786038906
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Words & Pictures
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6