{"product_id":"daring-dozen-the-twelve-who-walked-on-the-moon-hardcover","title":"Daring Dozen: The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Slade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlan Marks\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous introduction to the twelve brave men who have left footprints on the moon, just in time to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took one small step and made history. Over the course of the next three-and-a-half years, twelve lunar explorers, including Alan Shepard and Gene Cernan, touched down on the moon's surface. Author and engineer Suzanne Slade reveals how the Apollo missions (1969-1972) built upon one another and led to important discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space. Back matter includes an afterword by Alan Bean (1932-2018), the fourth person to walk on the moon.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuzanne Slade is a mechanical engineer who worked on Delta IV rockets for NASA. She has written more than one hundred children's books, including \u003ci\u003eDangerous Jane\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOut of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFriends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony \u0026amp; Frederick Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe House That George Built\u003c\/i\u003e. Suzanne lives near Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan Marks has been fascinated by space since watching the Apollo moon missions as a child. He is now the illustrator of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe People of the Town\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHigh Tide for Horseshoe Crabs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBehold the Beautiful Dung Beetle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Lost Bat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Mother's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStorm\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Carnegie Medal. www.marksonpaper.co.uk\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.1 x 10 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Daring Dozen: The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763897794848,"sku":"9781580897730","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/834f3cdd82f5b6f0da058565b7f1f131.webp?v=1780241711","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/daring-dozen-the-twelve-who-walked-on-the-moon-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}