A magical celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing from the bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Years ago there was a little boy who dreamed of rocketing to the moon, of landing on the crumbly rock and walking across the Sea of Tranquility. He borrowed library books and read how astronauts had orbited the earth and walked in space. And every night he hoped that they would find a way to land on the moon and walk where he had dreamed of walking. And eventually, one cloudless night, they did…
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A magical celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing from the bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
‘A touching recollection, evocatively illustrated, of a child’s-eye view of the moon and the excitement and wonder he felt when the first moon landing took place.’ Guardian ‘It is back to July 16 1969 for Mark Haddon’s The Sea of Tranquility. Apollo II’s giant leap for mankind is re-lived through the wondering imagination of a small boy and Christian Birmingham’s dream-like celestial pastels. ‘Financial Times ‘The deliciously enchanting text is complemented by Christian Birmingham’s exquisite pastel illustrations, which capture the awe and mystery that the moon had for this small boy.’ Books for Keeps The extraordinary dream quality of the illustrations … give this book a real feel of awe and wonder. A terrific book…’ Junior Education
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• The build up to the 50th Anniversary to the moon landings is already starting with many features in national newspapers and on television. • Author’s own childhood memories of the first manned Moon Landing in 1969, and dreams of joining the astronauts on the moon. • Mark Haddon is best known for the award-winning novel ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-time’, which has sold almost 2.5 million copies (TCM 14/12/18) • Christian Birmingham is a multi-awarding winning illustrator • Also available THE ICE BEAR’S CAVE by Mark Haddon and David Axtell 978-0-00-664628-0 Competition: On the Moon;The Darkest Dark;The Man on the Moon;When We Walked on the Moon;One Giant Leap;Moon Landing. by Mark Haddon;Christian Birmingham;Anna Milbourne;Benji Davies;Chris Hadfield;The Fan Brothers;Simon Bartram;David Long;Robert Burleigh;Mike Wimmer;Lon Lee
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780007274765
Publisert
2008-10-01
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
190 gr
Høyde
265 mm
Bredde
259 mm
Dybde
2 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
32

Biographical note

Mark Haddon is best known for his novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. He lives in Oxford with his wife and two sons.