The captivating true story of NASA's effort to land the first man on
the Moon is told through powerful free verse and stunning
illustrations.
An inspiring testament to American grit, teamwork, and ingenuity,
Countdown presents exhilarating, informative, and accessible free
verse by award-winning author Suzanne Slade paired with historic
photographs and detailed illustrations by New York Times best-selling
illustrator Thomas Gonzalez.
Together, they capture the gripping historic story of NASA's twentieth
century efforts to conquer a new space frontier.
Through triumph and tragedy, success and failure, an entire nation is
glued to the high-stakes, 2,979-day mission as eighteen astronauts climb
into spacecraft; three men die before even leaving the ground; eight
rockets soar into space; and four hundred thousand people―engineers,
technicians, scientists, mathematicians, and machinists―join Project
Apollo in pursuit of making a dream a reality.