About This Book
Reach for this book when your child expresses a budding fascination with the moon or asks how humans managed to build such complex machines before computers were everywhere. It is an ideal choice for the child who is currently obsessed with how things work and needs to see that big, scary goals are achieved through small, disciplined steps and immense bravery. Through DK's signature visual style, the book chronicles the intense decade-long journey of the Apollo missions. It emphasizes the resilience required to overcome early failures and the collaborative spirit of thousands of engineers and pilots. For parents, this is a perfect tool to bridge the gap between historical facts and the emotional reality of what it felt like to be a pioneer. It turns a science lesson into a story of human grit and shared accomplishment.
