The First Men Who Went to the Moon

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued a challenge to the nation: land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade. The Apollo program was designed by NASA to meet that challenge, and on July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Aldrin. Apollo 11's prime mission objective: "Perform a manned lunar landing and return." Four days after take-off, the Lunar Module "Eagle," carrying Armstrong and Aldrin, separated from the Command Module "Columbia," and descended to the moon. Armstrong reported back to Houston's Command Center, "The Eagle has landed." America and the world watched in wonder and awe as a new chapter in space exploration opened. Through verse and informational text, author Rhonda Gowler Greene celebrates Apollo 11's historic moon landing.

• Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover))
• Papa Put a Man on the Moon
• One Giant Leap
• Moon's First Friends: One Giant Leap for Friendship
• The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon: The True Story of Alan Bean
• Go for the Moon: A Rocket, a Boy, and the First Moon Landing
• Moon! Earth's Best Friend (Our Universe)
• My Little Golden Book About the First Moon Landing
• If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon
• Hello, World! Moon Landing