The Horn Book Guide

TECHNOLOGY

Green, Jen

The Story of the Race to the Moon

32 pp. | Book House | January, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-910706-92-3 $31.35

(3) 4-6 Explorers series. Illustrated by Mark Bergin. Appealing color illustrations and informative diagrams complement this historical overview of the U.S. space program. There's an emphasis on the seventeen Apollo missions, in particular the Apollo 11 moon landing. The book also clearly explains the technology of spacecraft, describes the astronauts' daily routine in space, and summarizes "what happened next" in U.S. space flight. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman