Team Moon: How 400.000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the moon by Catherine Thimmesh (1 book) (80 pages)

Bibliographic Information:

Thimmesh. C. Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Grade Level Appropriateness:

6th – 8th

Author Credibility:

The author interviewed numerous people who were both directly and indirectly involved in the Apollo 11 mission.

Summary of the Book:

This book tells the story of Apollo 11 landing on the moon. However, the story isn’t told from the perspective of someone who was there or saw it. Instead, it’s told from the little man’s point of view. These “little men” are people like the seamstresses who sewed the layers upon layers of fabric to make the space suits. It brings out things that the normal person never would have thought about like lunar boots. When most people thing about Apollo 11, they usually don’t think about lunar boots.

Illustrations:

This book was illustrated with photographs taken from the mission.

Features:

This book has captions under the pictures and some headings on some pages. There is an author’s note, sources section, chapter notes, additional sources, acknowledgments, photo credits, glossary, and an index. There is also a section that can be used for further exploration.

How I would Use the Book in My Classroom:

I would use this book when talking about space travel.

Response:

I thought this book was very interesting. I never thought about how many “little people” it would take to make that mission possible.