How We Got to the Moon av John Rocco

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<b>LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD</b>•<b> YALSA EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION FINALIST </b>• <b>A ROBERT F. SIBERT HONOR BOOK</b><br><br>This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco (illustrator of the Percy Jackson series) is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks.<br><br>Everyone knows of Neil Armstrong''s famous first steps on the moon. But what did it really take to get us there? <br><br>The Moon landing is one of the most ambitious, thrilling, and dangerous ventures in human history. This exquisitely researched and illustrated book tells the stories of the 400,000 unsung heroes--the engineers, mathematicians, seamstresses, welders, and factory workers--and their innovations and life-changing technological leaps forward that allowed NASA to achieve this unparalleled accomplishment.<br><br>From the shocking launch of the Russian satellite Sputnik to the trium