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The moon landing / Robin Twiddy.

Explore significant events in world history with 'How It Happened'. Filled with activities that cater to umbrella learning: explore, The Fire of London, Remembrance Day, The Moon Landing and the Gunpowder Plot. Learn to draw maps, write diary entries or make a meal like an astronaut, there is always something fun to do in 'How It Happened' that will help to bring history to life.
Author: Twiddy, Robin
Published: King's Lynn : BookLife Publishing, 2021.
24 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm.
How it happened

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First man on the moon / Ben Hubbard.

An exciting narrative non-fiction account of the first moon landing, designed to publish in time for the 50th anniversary of this historic milestone in space exploration. Pacey, accessible text recounts the story of the first moon landing, from its beginnings in the Space Race, to early missions, the successful Apollo 11 voyage, Armstrong's legendary first steps on the moon and the astronauts' heart-stopping return to Earth.
Author: Hubbard, Ben, 1973-
Published: London : Wayland, 2019.
32 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm

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Space dog! / Hilary Robinson ; illustrated by Lewis James.

Charlie Tanner and his dog, Jasper, are keen to find out about space and the first moon landings. Is the moon made of cheese? Can space aliens deliver pizza? And did the astronauts see any flying saucers or flying dog bowls?
Author: Robinson, Hilary, 1962-
50th moon landing edition.
Published: Great Britain : Strauss House Productions, [2019]
Published: ©2019
90 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 18 cm.
Jasper

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Counting on Katherine / Helaine Becker ; illustrated by Dow Phumiruk.

Meet the amazing woman who put astronauts on the moon! Katherine Johnson is the mathematical genius who not only helped make the historic moon landings possible, but also made sure that all the astronauts returned safely home when the mission was in critical danger. As a child, Katherine loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about maths, about the universe.
Author: Becker, Helaine
Published: London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2019.
34 unnumbered pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm

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Blast off to the moon! / introduction by Helen Sharman.

Based on Neil Armstrong's original space manual and exclusive material from NASA, this book is all about man's first journey to walk on the moon. Fully illustrated throughout with exclusive NASA photography, it contains material such as Neil Armstrong's space menus and instructions on how to put on a spacesuit.
Published: Preston : UCLan Publishing, 2019.
40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm

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When we walked on the moon / David Long, Sam Kalda.

This work tells the story of the Apollo Missions, when incredible intelligence, engineering and bravery allowed humans to stand on the surface of somewhere other than Earth for the very first time. From the 1969 first moon landing to the amazing rescue of Apollo 13, each chapter tells the story of a different mission.
Author: Long, David, 1961-
Published: London : Wide Eyed Editions, 2019.
77 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 31 cm

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Walking on the moon / Caryn Jenner.

It's 50 years since the first human set foot on the surface of the Moon! 'Walking on the Moon' celebrates this anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing by helping readers imagine what it was like to actually be there. Blended with stunning photographs and captivating artwork, step-by-step details of events leading up to the mission are combined with eyewitness accounts and features on people who helped make the first Moon landing happen. A staggering 400,000 people, many of them working 'behind the scenes' at NASA, helped to achieve this historic milestone.
Author: Jenner, Caryn
Published: London : Kingfisher, 2019.
64 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.
Imagine you were there

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The eagle has landed / by Jenny Jinks and Gustavo Mazali.

Relive the story of the first moon landing and the perilous mission of the astronauts aboard the Apollo 11. This first colour chapter book is a perfectly levelled, accessible text for Key stage 2 readers aged 10-11 or in year 6. 'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and activities to provoke deeper response and encourage writing. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Author: Jinks, Jenny
Published: London : Franklin Watts, 2019.
29 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 22 cm.
Reading champion

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Neil Armstrong / Izzi Howell.

Find out about the life of Neil Armstrong, from how he became an astronaut to being the first person to walk on the moon. For children following Book Bands, it is suitable for children reading at band 8, purple.
Author: Howell, Izzi
Published: London : Franklin Watts, 2018.
24 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 24 cm.
Info buzz

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Neil Armstrong and the moon landings / Izzi Howell.

Neil Armstrong and travelling to the moon / Ben Hubbard.

Join Neil Armstrong on his journey to the moon! This book examines the extraordinary life of the first astronaut to set foot on the moon, from his early life to his first trip aboard an American spacecraft. Discover what the space race was and other developments happening at the time. Find out about the rigorous training that astronauts undergo and how they prepare for a journey into the unknown.
Author: Hubbard, Ben, 1973-
Published: London : Raintree, [2016]
Published: ©2016
48 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
Adventures in space
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Neil Armstrong and the moon landings / Izzi Howell.

This volume brings the heady days of the space race to life, describing the exciting events that led to the great astronaut Neil Armstrong becoming the first man to set foot on the Moon.
Author: Howell, Izzi
Published: London : Franklin Watts, 2016.
32 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cm.
Why do we remember?

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Race to the Moon / Steve Parker.

From early pioneers of space travel to potential missions of the future - the story of humans in space makes for fascinating reading. The Space Race was an exciting time and the 1950s to 1970s saw some of the biggest leaps in space technology and exploration. The race to put the first man on the Moon was eventually won by the USA, when NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men on the Moon. This book explores the efforts made by both NASA and the Soviet Union to reach the Moon during this period and details some of the extraordinary missions and adventures that occurred, including the Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 missions.
Author: Parker, Steve, 1952-
Published: London : Franklin Watts, 2015.
32 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm.
Story of space

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Who travelled to the moon? / Neil Morris.

This series looks at groups of people, often ordinary people, who did historically significant things. Each book shows how we know about their experiences from primary and other sources. It includes information on some historical detective work that has taken place, which has enabled historians to piece together fascinating stories.
Author: Morris, Neil, 1946-
Published: London : Raintree, 2015.
64 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.
Primary source detectives

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Zac and Zeb and the make-believe birthday party / Sarah Massini.

It's Zac's birthday and by the end of his party, his best friend - Zeb - is feeling glum: Zeb wishes it was his birthday too, as parties look such fun. Zac decides to cheer Zeb up with a make-believe birthday party, which takes them on a magical journey to the moon and back for a really special birthday treat!
Author: Massini, Sarah
Published: London : Nosy Crow, 2012.
[30] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 27 cm.

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Man on the moon : (a day in the life of Bob) / Simon Bartram.

The everyday story of an ordinary man? Well, sort of. Bob is the man on the moon, and he has a very special job, looking after the moon, cleaning it up, showing visitors around and selling souvenirs.
Author: Bartram, Simon
Published: Dorking : Templar, 2004.
[30] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 30 cm.

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The first Moon landing / by Thomas K. Adamson ; illustrated by Gordon Purcell and Terry Beatty.

This series brings history to life with high-interest topics. Graphic novels tell the story of important historical events in a narrative format designed to capture children's imaginations and teach them the key facts and details in an interesting way.
Author: Adamson, Thomas K., 1970-
Published: London : Raintree, 2011.
32 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Graphic library. Graphic history

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A right royal disaster / Simon Bartram.

Every year, Queen Battleaxe picks one unlucky astronaut to host her birthday party and now Bob has the horrible honour! The party has to be super-amazing, otherwise the Queen will have the moon towed away. Can Bob stage a birthday bash to remember?
Author: Bartram, Simon
Published: Dorking : Templar, 2010.
79 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Bob & Barry's lunar adventures ; 2.

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The heartless robots / Simon Bartram.

When Bob's design wins first prize in a local astronauts-inventors competition, his design goes into mass production. Soon, every space station will have a Galaxobot - but what will happen when one of Bob's jealous rivals begins to sabotage the robots?
Author: Bartram, Simon
Published: Dorking : Templar, 2010.
77 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Bob & Barry's lunar adventures

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The disappearing Moon / Simon Bartram.

When the Stupdendous Alacazamo finishes his magic show by making the moon disappear, it looks like Bob might be out of a job! Bob and Barry take off to find out what has happened, and uncover a plot to disguise the moon with paint.
Author: Bartram, Simon
Published: Dorking : Templar, 2009.
79 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Bob & Barry's lunar adventure ; 1.
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Moon man / David Donohue.

Did the Moon landing really happen? One boy with amazing abilities is going to find out. Using the incredible power of Noitanigami, and with his grandad's help, Walter Speazlebud will travel back to 1969 to discover the truth.
Author: Donohue, David
Published: London : Egmont, 2006.
278 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

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