{"product_id":"daring-dozen-the-twelve-who-walked-on-the-moon-9781580897730","title":"Daring Dozen: The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous introduction to the twelve brave men who have left footprints on the moon, just in time to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took one small step and made history. Over the course of the next three-and-a-half years, twelve lunar explorers, including Alan Shepard and Gene Cernan, touched down on the moon's surface. Author and engineer Suzanne Slade reveals how the Apollo missions (1969-1972) built upon one another and led to important discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space. Back matter includes an afterword by Alan Bean (1932-2018), the fourth person to walk on the moon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuzanne Slade is a mechanical engineer who worked on Delta IV rockets for NASA. She has written more than one hundred children's books, including \u003ci\u003eDangerous Jane\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOut of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFriends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony \u0026amp; Frederick Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe House That George Built\u003c\/i\u003e. Suzanne lives near Chicago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan Marks has been fascinated by space since watching the Apollo moon missions as a child. He is now the illustrator of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe People of the Town\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHigh Tide for Horseshoe Crabs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBehold the Beautiful Dung Beetle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Lost Bat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Mother's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStorm\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Carnegie Medal. www.marksonpaper.co.uk\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725499535634,"sku":"9781580897730","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bad6824b-61b2-4a57-8922-420ad4e4bd78.jpg?v=1734831307","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/daring-dozen-the-twelve-who-walked-on-the-moon-9781580897730","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}