One giant leap

Title:

One giant leap

Author:

Burleigh, Robert.

Wimmer, Mike, illustrator.

ISBN:

9780399238833

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Reading Level:

470 Lexile.

Abstract:

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of man's first walk on the moon, this book is a tribute that transports readers to the stars, where they will experience the moon landing just as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did.

Subject:

Space flight to the moon -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Space flight to the moon -- History -- Juvenile fiction.

Space flight to the moon -- History.

Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.

Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History.

Fiction.

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Summary

On July 20, 1969, as Americans sat glued to their televisions and radios, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Alfrein did the seemingly impossible-something humans had dreamed of doing for centuries- They travelled 240,000 miles through space and set foot on the moon. One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.

This achievement not only brought the moon within reach, but now everything seemed possible. If it could be imagined, it could be done.

To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of this extraordinary moment in human history, Robert Burleigh and Mike Wimmer, who first paired up to create Flight, have reunited to produce One Giant Leap, a beautifully rendered tribute that will transport readers across space and onto the surface of the moon-to experience every sensation just as Armstrong and Aldrin did.

Author Notes

Robert Burleigh lives in Chicago, Illinois. Mike Wimmer lives in Norman, Oklahoma.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-3-Distinguished language and compelling imagery make this commemoration of the first Moon landing's 40th anniversary particularly intense. In characteristically dramatic free verse, Burleigh begins with the descent of the Eagle and the tense search for a safe spot to land. He describes the two astronauts' first impressions of the "endless, mysterious wasteland" all around, follows Armstrong and Aldrin down the ladder as they take those historic first steps and then, all too soon, come back aboard for an uncomfortable night, a suspenseful takeoff ("No backing up. No doing it again. No second try./They know one thing only: failure means death"), the rendezvous with Michael Collins and the Columbia, and the triumphant return to "Earth: fragile, beautiful, home." Greenish light lends an eldritch glow to Wimmer's full-page, sometimes full-spread close-up views of the lunar landscape, the three absorbed astronauts, and their accurately rendered gear and spacecraft. The sense of immediacy is irresistible and will cause children who consider the event just ancient history to feel as if they too had left footprints on that distant, dusty surface.-John Peters, New York Public Library Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

Booklist Review

For young readers fascinated with the real history of space travel, this simple, clear, and attractively illustrated book is a great place to begin. Using two-page spreads that are half text, half image, the story of July 20, 1969, and the moon landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin is related in short sentences that tread the line between informational (details of the Eagle include Its outer walls thinner than human skin ) and poetic (the moon's surface is described as like a battlefield from some ancient war ). The landing is tense, the frolicking on the moon amusing, but most welcome is the realistic portrayal of the exhaustion and trepidation that occur after the moon walk is finished. The feathery, impressionistic paintings alternate between hues of blue (the moon) and green (the cockpit) and utilize unusual high or low perspectives to accentuate the drama. The only thing missing is historical context, and Burleigh's author's note takes care of that quite nicely.--Kraus, Daniel Copyright 2008 Booklist