"From 2018 through 2022, NASA is marking a series of important milestones – the 60th anniversary of the agency’s founding by Congress in 1958, and the 50th anniversary of the Apollo missions that put a dozen Americans on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972. Celebrations already are under way. Some are complete, some are scheduled in the coming months, and some are still being planned." - www.nasa.gov
As I was pulling together titles for a new release post, I realized that there were several that celebrated space exploration. So, this month's new release post is in honor of NASA's 60 years and counting. Here are some upcoming releases that may inspire you to dream of space travel.
Countdown: 2979 Days to the Moon by Suzanne Slade; Illustrations by Thomas Gonzalez (Peachtree Books, September 1, 2018) - Check out my review of Countdown, here.
Path to the Stars: My Journey From Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist by Sylvia Acevedo (Clarion Books, September 4, 2018)
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow by Discovery, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (Feiwel & Friends, September 11, 2018)
The Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration: NASA and the Incredible Story of Human Spaceflight by John Logsdon (Editor), Bill Nye (Foreword) - (Penguin Classics, September 11, 2018)
Science Comics: Solar System: Our Place in Space by Rosemary Mosco; Illustrated by Jon Chad (First Second, September 18, 2018)
Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything by Martin W. Sandler (Candlewick Press, October 9, 2018)
Though most of these books include lots of photographs and illustrations, the above titles are geared for readers 10 and up. Now I need to go in search of titles for a younger audience.
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