Jean Lacroux has been a columnist for the French astronomy magazine Ciel et Espace for 25 years. Published by ISBN-13: 978-1852337483 / ISBN-10: 1852337486 Rating 5 stars.Ĭraters of the Near Side Moon by John Moore, will certainly suit both the amateur and professional astronomer alike: as a reference tool of details about craters (whether through observations made, planned, of for general interest) ISBN-10: 1497324440 ISBN-13: 978-1497324442 Discover the Moon 1st Edition by Jean Lacroux (Author), Christian Legrand (Author), Christopher Sutcliffe (Translator) The Maps printed on the book's front and back flaps show the whole Moon with sites as seen through a refractor, through a Newtonian reflector, or, when turned upside-down, through binoculars. The Moon and How to Observe It is a mine of information for all levels of amateur observers, from the beginner to the experienced. The Moon and How to Observe It (Astronomers' Observing Guides) by Peter Grego. A book for ages 6-9 on the phases of the moon. A nice overview of the moon from the perspective of the moon landings. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster Books, 2003. Part of the Science Vocabular Readers series by Scholastic. ![]() North Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, 2008. This book is filled with lots of Apollo 11 facts. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2003. The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins by Bea Uusma Schyffert. This books is for older children (grades 5 and up). A great fact book on the people it took to get Apollo 11 off the ground. Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh. Filled with lots of facts on the moon and few experiments dealing with astronomy (some require adult assistance). Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 1997. Science Project Ideas about the Moon by Robert Gardner. Includes a time line of important flight and space events. Autobiography of Buzz Aldrin's life up to his walking on the moon. Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin, illus. Describes man's first landing on the moon, later moon walks in Project Apollo, and the importance of these missions to our exploration of space. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications, 2004. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, 2003. Each chapter is dedicated to each mission and briefly goes over the history of each. A great book for children 12 years or older on the complete Apollo missions. Mission Control, This is Apollo (The Story of the First Voyage to the Moon) by Andrew Chaikin with Victoria Kohl and Allen Bean. Rating: 5 stars - AndrewMartinSFO Sep 10, 2008 This one chronicles man's flight to the moon. North Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, 2004. There is a faux paux about having flashlights when going out at night to look at the moon, other than that its great fact book. New York, NY: The Rosen Publishing Group, 2004. Library of Why: Why Does the Moon Change Its Shape? by Patricia J Murphy. ![]() Filled with lots of moon facts and has a glossary of terms. Library of the Universe: The Earth's Moon by Isaac Asimov. Rating: 4 stars - AndrewMartinSFO Sep 10, 2008 A basic space science book which includes three chapters dealing with the moon. ![]() Rating: 4 stars - AndrewMartinSFOĮssential Science: Earth, Moon & Sun by Peter Riley. A general fact book about the planets which includes a chapter about the moon. Brookfield, CT: Copper Beech Books, 2001. ![]() Of course, if you decide to buy any you can use the LPOD Amazon affiliate page and LPOD will earn a huge commission of about 5%! - tychocrater Sep 5, 2008Īwesome Space: Planets and Their Moons by John Farndon. And lets rate them with stars (maybe we should use Moons) with 1 horribly bad and 5 gloriously good! Feel free to add your rating even if the book you read has been rated by Andrew or someone else. If you have comments about any of these books please use the "Edit this Page" button at top to get into the edit mode and add your comment (and name) after the book's entry. Finally each listing contains its ISBN and any notes about the book. Next comes the publisher (location if known is before the publisher's name) and the year of publication. The books are listed with the title first followed by the author(s) and any illustrator(s). Comments are also welcome by using the discussion tab as to which books are better than others. This list is not complete so please add to it (please add only books you have read). While others use the moon as the setting. Some books listed use the moon as a simple plot device. Being children's books there is typically an element of fiction, but there are some which are less fiction than others. Some books are better than others in presenting the topic of the moon to children. This page, created by Andrew Martin, is dedicated to a listing of Children's Books which involve the moon or use the moon as a setting or is about the moon.
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