Earthrise: Apollo 8 and the Photo That Changed the World - Couverture rigide

Gladstone, James

 
9781771473163: Earthrise: Apollo 8 and the Photo That Changed the World
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ISBN 10 : 1771473169 ISBN 13 : 9781771473163
Editeur : Owlkids, 2018

Synopsis

1968 was a year of unrest: many nations were at war. People marched for peace, fairness, and freedom. At the same time, the Apollo 8 crew was about to go farther into space than anyone had gone before--to the moon.

As they surveyed the moon's surface, astronauts aboard Apollo 8 looked up just when Earth was rising out of the darkness of space. They saw the whole planet--no countries, no borders. The photograph they took, Earthrise, had a profound effect when published widely back on Earth, galvanizing the environmental movement, changing the way people saw our single, fragile home planet, and sparking hope during a year of unrest.

This important and timely picture book is publishing to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission, telling the story behind the photograph, both inside the spaceship and back on Earth. Text includes dialogue pulled from NASA's Apollo 8 transcript, drawing readers into the iconic moment Earth was photographed from space. An author's note at the end explains more about the photograph, the Apollo 8 mission, and how Earthrise went on to inspire Earth Day.

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À propos des auteurs

JAMES GLADSTONE is an award-winning author of picture books for children, including When Planet Earth Was New, Earthrise, Journey Around the Sun, and A Star Explodes. James lives in Toronto, Ontario.



CHRISTY LUNDY enjoys exploring the relationship between characters and their environment in her work. She designs locations and creates background paintings for children's animated shows, as well as doing editorial illustrations for a wide variety of clients. Earthrise is her first children's book. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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Éditeur
Owlkids
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1771473169
ISBN 13 
9781771473163
Reliure
Relié
Illustrateur
Lundy Christy
Nombre de pages
32
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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