One Giant Leap: The First Moon Landing

Smithsonian Odyssey

by Dana Meachen Rau

Tomas becomes Neil Armstrong, as he is about to take his first moonwalk! Will Tomas be able to successfully assist Buzz Aldrin on the first moonwalk?



Book
- Large, colorful illustrations on every page
- An interesting story with historical facts
- 32 pages, including glossary
- Appropriate for Reading Grades 2-4
- Appropriate for Interest 6-12 years
- 8 x 10 inches

Genres: History, Space

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Dana Meachen Rau is an author, editor, and illustrator of children's books. She has written more than 100 books for children, many of them nonfiction in subjects including astronomy, history, and geography, as well as numerous biographies. She lives in Burlington, Connecticut, with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thomas visits the space museum and is suddenly taken back to the time of the first moon landing while observing the lunar module. He is on board the mission to the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. He walks on the moon and holds space rocks when he is suddenly brought back to reality that he is just at the museum.
Cute story covered with facts.