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Author Kelly, Nigel.

Title The moon landing : the race into space / Nigel Kelly
Published Oxford : Heinemann Library, 2000

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 MELB CRC  629.45 Kel/Mlt  AVAILABLE
Description 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 27 cm
Series Turning points in history series (Heinemann)
Turning points in history
Turning points in history series (Heinemann)
Turning points in history.
Contents The moon landing -- Apollo II: we are coming home -- From balloons to rockets -- The final frontier: into the unknown -- Destroying the myths -- Men on the moon -- Exploring the moon -- Danger! -- Beyond the moon -- Space facts -- What have we gained from the space race? -- Spin-offs -- Space exploration: producing a better future -- Time-line
Summary Surveys the developments that allowed people to travel to the Moon and back, from the hot air baloons of the 18th century to Apollo II. Suggested level: primary, intermediate
Analysis Apollo Project
Moon Exploration
Space Flight
Notes Educational Concepts 2001 - ON 1383
Bibliography Includes index
Subject Space race -- Juvenile literature.
SUBJECT Moon -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85087116
ISBN 0431069204
0431069271 (paperback)