Book Review: The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon by Bea Uusma Schyffert

The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon
by Bea Uusma Schyffert (j629.45 Sch)

This little gem of Apollo 11 Moon mission history is intended for middle graders but I found it informative and enjoyable, especially from the perspective of a ‘senior’ adult who witnessed the event via television as a 9-year-old. It combines photographs, quotes, drawings, comparison charts, mission data, and quick facts — all with an emphasis on the “The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins” per the subtitle. Collins had the responsibility of piloting the command capsule multiple times around the moon while Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the surface and walked into epic history. Originally published in Sweden in 1999, just 30 years after the Moon Landing, this American edition came out in 2003. If you are at all interested in the space program (NASA in particular), the lives of astronauts, the history of technology, or anything associated with the “Right Stuff”, this is a wonderful presentation of it.

 

(If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Apollo, The Epic Journey to the Moon by David West Reynolds or Apollo 11 directed by Douglas Miller.)

 

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Recommended by Becky W.C.
Walt Branch Library

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