Do You Really Want to Visit Moon?

Do you really want to visit the solar system?

by Thomas K. Adamson, Daniele Fabbri (Illustrator)

A child astronaut takes an imaginary trip to the Moon, visits the sites from the Apollo missions, and decides that Earth is a good home after all.

Genres: Space, Nonfiction

24 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2013

Reviews

[Anna]

Interesting book about Jupiter! I realized while reading this book I knew nothing about Jupiter except that it's a planet. Now I know way more! Did you know it would you 5 to 6 years to get there?! A spaceship that can withstand that much travel and back to Earth doesn't exist yet (according to this book, it was published in 2014 and it's 2021 now so MAYBE it does exist or almost exist?). Plus, it is mainly a gas planet and the air is full of hydrogen and helium. Can you imagine if you actually lived there and everyone would have squeaky voices?? Haha. Anywho, the book has lovely illustrations with great information that is cool to read. It's designed in a way that you're learning a lot about the planet without realizing you're learning a lot about it. There's a glossary at the end and a section of resources for you to learn more. Great book!

[Lynn]

Fiction or Non-Fiction? The CIP says 523.3, but in my library, this book will be found in the picture book section. Why? First of all, the girl shown in the book is not a real person. Second, the illustrations are a combination of fact and fiction (more imaginative). And, although the back matter includes important facts young readers may find interesting, I doubt they will be using this book for moon research.
The illustrations are wonderfully imaginative, and youngsters could easily see themselves in her shoes, or rather, space suit, as they go for the easy slam dunk!
I do wonder about the sentence, “And you can hear the drums.” What drums? From where did that comment come? I don’t find any previous reference, other than “No sound…No music either.” Using drums was a little awkward.
Page 21 gives facts, but the illustration on that page showing our solar system does not match. There is a satellite, and apparently it is the one described in the text, but that is not clear. Students may need guidance to figure that out. I also wonder if this is what that orbiter looks like.