01981cam a2200361 i 4500 401082872 TxAuBib 20191031120000.0 181226s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018968288 9780062660282 Oclc: #1019654391 0062660284 Oclc: #1019654391 TxAuBib rda Brinkley, Douglas. American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race / Douglas Brinkley with Winifred Conkling. John F. Kennedy and the great space race. Young readers' edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019] ©2019. 260 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-260). "July 20, 1969. It's a day that has earned a spot in history. It's the day that America was the first nation to succeed in sending two astronauts--Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong--to the moon. But what led to this unforgettable event? What were the stakes riding on the Apollo 11's safe landing? In acclaimed author Douglas Brinkley's first young readers' edition, space fans will get the riveting and factual backstory of arguably the most significant achievement of the 20th century."-- Publisher's website. 8-12. 20200121. Astronautics United States History 20th century Juvenile literature. Space race United States Juvenile literature. Space flight to the moon History 20th century Juvenile literature. Astronautics and state United States Juvenile literature. Conkling, Winifred, author.