Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh

• Thimmesh, C. (2006). Team Moon: How 400,000 people landed Apollo 11 on the moon. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.

Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh is a biographical subject book. In this book, the subject is discovery and exploration of the moon. It tells about the lives of all of the people who helped make the moon landing happen, such as the engineers that built the lunar module and the seamstresses who designed and sewed the space suits.

Of course this book could be easily used in a science lesson on the moon or the exploration of space. Students could use this book as a resource while learning about the moon. In groups, students would be assigned to read a certain portion of the book and do research about that topic. Then, using the jigsaw method, students would be regrouped and share their knowledge.

This book has a wealth of information! The photographs are breathtaking and integrated beautifully throughout the book. I really enjoy that this book focuses on the hard work and ingenuity of everyone involved in space exploration rather than just the astronauts. I think students would really enjoy learning about the moon from a different perspective. This was a wonderful informational book that I would recommend to readers of all ages!

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