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    Moon Landing

    The Incredible Story of the Apollo 11 Mission

    Author Stephen Krensky
    Read by René Valius
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    DK. | DK Children
    On sale Mar 24, 2026 | 2 Hours and 0 Minutes | 9798217139675
    Grades 4-7
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    Experience the greatest breakthroughs in science, with the DK Science Stories series.

    On 16th July 1969, three men sit at the top of a towering rocket. Strapped into their Command Module, the astronauts brace themselves as the engines roar into life, flames lick out from beneath the rocket, and the ground starts to tremble. They are going where no one has ever been before.

    This is the story of the legendary Apollo 11 mission – and the men and women on the ground who made it happen. When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon in July 1969, they achieved humanity's oldest dream. But how did they get there? This is the thrilling story of Apollo 11, from President Kennedy's bold challenge to the nail-biting lunar landing and those historic first footsteps.

    Discover how thousands of scientists and engineers worked together to solve seemingly impossible problems, create amazing new technologies, and send three brave astronauts on the greatest adventure in human history.

    Author Stephen Krensky has published about 200 books for children. Among his fictional titles are board books, picture books, easy readers and chapter books. His nonfiction books include biographies of Leonardo da Vinci and Benjamin Franklin, historical books on Pearl Harbor and the 1849 California gold rush as well as scientific books on magnetism and the weather.

    © 2025 Stephen Krensky (P) 2025 DK Audio
    Stephen Krensky  has published more than 100 books of fiction and non fiction ncluding The Last Christmas Tree, illustrated by Pascal Campion and the Sydney Taylor Award winning, Hannukah at Valley Forge, illustrated by Greg Harlin. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts with his wife, Joan.         View titles by Stephen Krensky
    "A nice addition to middle grade collections where compelling narrative nonfiction is desired." - School Library Journal

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    Experience the greatest breakthroughs in science, with the DK Science Stories series.

    On 16th July 1969, three men sit at the top of a towering rocket. Strapped into their Command Module, the astronauts brace themselves as the engines roar into life, flames lick out from beneath the rocket, and the ground starts to tremble. They are going where no one has ever been before.

    This is the story of the legendary Apollo 11 mission – and the men and women on the ground who made it happen. When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon in July 1969, they achieved humanity's oldest dream. But how did they get there? This is the thrilling story of Apollo 11, from President Kennedy's bold challenge to the nail-biting lunar landing and those historic first footsteps.

    Discover how thousands of scientists and engineers worked together to solve seemingly impossible problems, create amazing new technologies, and send three brave astronauts on the greatest adventure in human history.

    Author Stephen Krensky has published about 200 books for children. Among his fictional titles are board books, picture books, easy readers and chapter books. His nonfiction books include biographies of Leonardo da Vinci and Benjamin Franklin, historical books on Pearl Harbor and the 1849 California gold rush as well as scientific books on magnetism and the weather.

    © 2025 Stephen Krensky (P) 2025 DK Audio

    Author

    Stephen Krensky  has published more than 100 books of fiction and non fiction ncluding The Last Christmas Tree, illustrated by Pascal Campion and the Sydney Taylor Award winning, Hannukah at Valley Forge, illustrated by Greg Harlin. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts with his wife, Joan.         View titles by Stephen Krensky

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    "A nice addition to middle grade collections where compelling narrative nonfiction is desired." - School Library Journal

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