The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon

by Matthew Brenden Wood

Book Overview

On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong landed gently on the lunar surface and became the first person to set foot on another world. People around the world stopped what they were doing to crowd around television sets and radios to witness one of the greatest achievements in human history--a man walking on the moon. How did we get there? Why haven't we gone back?

In The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon, kids ages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619306638
• ISBN13: 9781619306639
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 11