This is a stunning visual book about the Apollo 11 landing, the author tells the story of all the people who worked tirelessly to make sure that the mission was completed successfully. The individual stories are exciting, the images of the moon, the people and the tools used to get there make it feel very important and amazing. ( )

Aspects and work needed to launch a spacecraft, descend, moon walk, ascend and reenter the Earth's atmosphere by 400,000 people working together. Curriculum tie-in: Michael Collins Nutmeg Nominee 2022 book, Portable Life Support System (PLSS) backpack made by Hamilton Sundstrand in CT, engineering, STEM

A quick, accessible look at the complexity of planning the first manned mission to the moon. There's not much more to say about this one, really. ( )

This account of the almost unbelievable effort it took to land the Apollo 11 astronauts on the Moon grips the reader from the start by quoting the speech that President Nixon had been prepared to give in the event that Armstrong and Aldrin died in the attempt. ("Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.... ") There is a lot of text, but that text is dramatic, quoting dozens of the participants on Apollo's massive backstage, both well-known and obscure; It is lavishly illustrated with photographs, and beautifully designed. A treat in the last several pages is snapshots of the people who are quoted in the book. Although the publisher states that the book is for older elementary students, like Almost Astronauts, I think it's suitable and fascinating for older kids and even adults; there are several pages of notes and bibliography at the end to inspire further research. ( )

This book would be useful to use while teaching about the moon landing or even to use while teaching about team work. I feel like this book was really insightful. It gave me a new perspective on the moon landing and allowed me to visualize th from more than just what actually happened. I got to see it from the seamstress who made the space suit and from the engineer. It was really interesting to not recognize that perspective before and then read the book and realize that occurs all throughout life. Team work is very important and that was a large lesson in the book. ( )

This book gives the reader a "behind the scenes" look at what made the Apollo 11 moon landing possible.

A few key features of this book are the illustrations, which are actually real photographs from the mission, quotes from different team members, and a list of additional sources the reader can look into. The book shows young readers that astronauts are not the only ones responsible for going to space, it takes a dedicated and skilled crew to make each mission possible. The book is rather lengthy and would not be good for one sitting, however, it could be referred to throughout a unit on space exploration or a history research project. Students could also write or discuss what they imagine going to the moon would be like. ( )

Great book to introduce space. The book is highly interesting and will capture students interest in science The book captures seamstress that sews the astronaut suits to the engineers that created a heat shield around the ship this book is full of those who worked many many hours to ensure Apollo 11 landed safely on the moon. ( )

This informative book is a great read. It is about everyone that is behind the scenes of making the Apollo 11 land on the moon. It is full of great pictures and would be great for 2nd or 3rd grade. From the seamstress that sews the astronaut suits to the engineers that created a heat shield around the ship this book is full of those who worked many many hours to ensure Apollo 11 landed safely on the moon. ( )

This chapter book is filled with facts about the Apollo 11 mission. The author explains to the reader how many hands went into this mission explaining why 400,000 people landed on the moon. It depicts every detail about this extraordinary mission including real pictures of the whole NASA crew. This book is great for children fourth to sixth grade. This book can be used in many ways. It can be used in history when children are learning about the missions to the moon or it can be used in ELA classes to introduce non-fiction books and informational text. ( )

Apollo 11, the first moon landing, is a story that belongs to many, not just the few and famous. It belongs to the seamstress who put together twenty-two layers of fabric for each space suit. To the engineers who created a special heat shield to protect the capsule during its fiery reentry. It belongs to the flight directors, camera designers, software experts, suit testers, telescope crew, aerospace technicians, photo developers, engineers, and navigators.
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This book's beautiful photographs and layout are appealing to any child who wants to learn about the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Team Moon starts traces the events of the Apollo 11 moon landing by focusing on all the people who made it possible. From all the people at mission control, to the astronauts themselves, to the people who designed and made the space suits and the engineers that built the rockets...even all the people who had been a part of the previous moon missions...all of them were equally responsible for the Apollo 11's success.

This book is full--I mean FULL--of facts about the moon landing and everything that went into it. The text is laid upon large full page photographs. And because of the focus on the people involved, there are virtually quotes from astronauts and engineers and a myriad of other folks about that mission. Nearly every single page of this book has quotes from those involved, making it personal. As the author says, "The stories herein are but snapshots. Just a handful of players pulled from the bench of the greatest team ever. Just a few of the 400,000 people...who set out to do an impossible task: to land man on the moon and return him safely home."

The photographs and captions and enlarged quotes make this book pretty easy for a reader to scan and still come away with a wealth of knowledge. So in that way it is an excellent book to have in a classroom library for kids to explore and read little sections here and there. It's quite long, and would still take some time to read cover to cover. But that could be done in a small group setting given some time. Students could then watch movies from that day in July and see the old footage...they could make a timeline or write about what they learned from the book that made this Apollo mission different and successful than the other missions.

A great book for discussing space travel, history, and all of the ordinary people who did extraordinary things to make the moon landing possible. I can see middle schoolers really absorbed in this story. I would definitely have it in my classroom library.

Filled with fun facts this books walks the world through all the preparation it took to get Apollo 11 on the moon, introduces readers to teams and people that were needed to make the goal, and what NASA had to do even after Apollo landed back to earth safely. I like this book because it adds to the many thoughts and perspectives that it took to get one space ship to the moon and what it took to get them back safely, it lets kids not just see this experience from the astronauts views but others involved. I recommend this book for children 10 and up.

this is a book talking about the Apollo 11 space moon landing. They go into great detail about the adventure, they have good pictures to go with the text, and really nice quotes. This is a good book for a library collection. ( )

Retelling: This is a thrilling account of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Author Catherine Thimmesh emphasizes two characteristics of the mission. First, the shear number of people involved in the landing (400,000). Also, the degree of unpredictability and preparedness. One by one, she retells major fears on the day of the landing with many actual quotes from the engineers and technicians involved.

Thoughts and Feelings: WOW! Can you imagine 40,000 people coordinating their efforts to achieve a single purpose, landing a man on the moon. This book called up a few memories from my not so distant past that allowed me to fully appreciate the level of planning and attention to detail Apollo 11 needed to have. In my first job at a theater company, I remember leaving a light off in the lobby, making it more difficult to patrons to navigate. If I had been a NASA engineer, a single switch could have spelled the end of a life and a nation's dream.

I also remembered becoming frustrated with a plastic parachute guy from the dollar-store when it failed to open. NASA solved that problem beautifully with real people using their ingenuity to invent a pilot parachute to force the much larger parachutes attached out of their storage unit.

The NASA team took the expression "better safe than sorry" when they quarantined the astronauts for a month after landing and invented a special chemical de-toxification substance for the canister of film with footage of the landing, just in case there were life-threatening viruses on a space rock with conditions that made it completely uninhabitable by any living thing.

...400,000!

Somehow I missed this book when it came out. Catherine Thimmesh has done a fantastic job extracting information from the reams available, to write this engrossing title for children (and it certainly holds adult interest). The subtitle - How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon- certainly conveys the enormous task, both the moon landing and the researching of it. Despite reading this over 40 years after the fact, she impresses upon us the enormity of the mission, to land on the moon AND return to earth alive.
The famous aspects (Grumman engineering of the LEM), and those lesser known (design of film which could withstand decontamination) are all here. There are lesser known griping moments, such as men risking their lives during a fierce Australian windstorm so the world could view the images from the moon on their televisions. The selection of photography included and its integration with the text is excellent.
If I were to recommend only one book to children on Apollo 11, this would be it. ( )

A great read right now, since our final shuttle mission lifted off July 8th. When most people think of the original moon landing, they think of Neil Armstong and his famous quote as he stepped onto the surface of the moon for the first time: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." But who worked to get the three astronauts there, and how did they do it? Team Moon is the fascinating story of so many different little-known parts of the Apollo missions: the computer programmers and mathemeticians, who worked to foresee and solve problems ahead of time, and to solve the ones no one could foresee as they came up during the mission. Check out the photos of the computers they had to work with, and you'll start to understand why they chose to work with paper and pencil sometimes! There were several hundred testers and seamstresses who worked on developing the right combinations of fabrics and materials for the spacesuits to protect the astronauts. The engineers and chemists who worked on the fuel and engines for the rocket and vehicle design were an integral part of the mission also. There were photographers who trained the astronauts to use the movie and still cameras to capture the first steps on the moon, and there were those who designed the parachutes and those who went out to rescue the astronauts once they landed safely back in the ocean. The photos and layout of this book are outstanding, and it is a fantastic choice for everyone! ( )

"All this is possible only through the blood, sweat and tears of a number of people.... All you see [are] the three of us, but beneath the surface are thousands and thousands of others." - Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins ( )

This is a book that I can see me putting in my classroom library. I have Moon Shot currently and I have seen students spending days admiring each and every non fictional picture and chart. This book contains both informational text and photos that tell the story of how the Apollo 11 mission became a reality. ( )

Loved this one! The well-written, snappy prose, paired with excellent and relevant photos, tells an engaging story of the Apollo 11 mission as a whole, from dreams to design to success. Provides excellent back matter with related information, resources, and avenues for further exploration. ( )

Team Moon is a Historic nonfiction book written by Catherine Thimmesh. It is about the Apollo 11 flight to the moon and back. It also talks about many of the “challenges” that they faced. The book begins by telling you everything that it took to make the space craft. The Apollo 11 had a nickname, The Eagle. Neil Armstrong and Buzz were the first men to walk on the moon in 1969. During their trip to the moon they had some MAJOR problems; they didn’t know if they would make it home alive. Steven Bales, the mission controller for guidance and navigation did a wonderful job at helping them with their first major problem, “challenge one”. The book also takes you through the countdown of the miles they have left until the reach the moon. The flight direction of “the eagle” was Gene Kranz. Running out of fuel was a main concern to them. They finally arrived back home eight days later.

I would recommend this book to a high school science class. There are several activities that you could teach your students. This book would be great when teaching the solar system. It would also be a great history lesson as well. You could make your students do research and do a time line of the eight days that they were in space.

This book was ok. It taught me a lot that I did not know about the flight to space and back. At first I thought it wasn’t going to be interesting until I kept reading. While reading I would get nervous when I would read about the “challenges” that they faced. I would never be able to do that; I would have a heart attack. But overall, it is a great book for teaching about the Apollo 11. ( )

I found this very hard to read. Layout was confusing, I was never really clear what we were talking about or where I was supposed to look on a page. And many pages had white text on grey backgrounds, which I found extremely difficult to read. Switched back and forth betwwen narrator and quotations, but was unclear which was the main text. ( )

This book details the mission of Apollo 11, the spacecraft that landed the man on the moon for the first time. It begins with the space race and JFK’s statement that America should attempt to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Once the decision was made a craft had to be built, so the book explains the functions of the LEM and the command module as well as the role that the earth-based command center would play in the mission. Dispersed throughout the book are multiple quotes from president Kennedy, flight controllers, and the astronauts themselves that gives the reader a more intimate look into the mission and its triumphs and scares. The challenges met while the astronauts were in space are also discussed here in detail (LEM alarm goes off, running out of fuel, frozen fuel in a line) as well as how NASA command and the astronauts worked together to overcome them, complete the mission, and return home safely. The detail is informative and recreates the exciting even for those who were not alive to watch it unfold on television. In addition, the pages are large, allowing for the pictures and print to also be large and placed together on one page. This is appealing for the younger reader because the blocks of texts are not too long before they are rewarded with a cool picture of a spaceship.

President John F. Kennedy set the goal: put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. America met the goal. But it was with the efforts of hundreds of thousands of people that this goal was met. Team Moon looks behind the act of a man walking on the moon to the work of all the people who got him there and then got him safely back home. ( )

Really cool story about the building of Apollo 11. I had no idea how much is involved in building, launching, and bringing home a space shuttle. ( )