{"id":410,"date":"2019-06-03T06:50:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T13:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=410"},"modified":"2019-06-02T14:20:56","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T21:20:56","slug":"rocket-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/rocket-to-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket to the Moon!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rocket to the Moon!: Big Ideas that Changed the World<\/a>
\nby Don Brown (Author \/ Illustrator)<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn\u2019t just one man who got us to the moon. See the history of rocket building: from ancient Chinese rockets, to “bombs bursting in air” during the War of 1812, to Russia\u2019s Sputnik program, to the moon landing. <\/p>\n

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Rocket to the Moon!: Big Ideas that Changed the World by Don Brown (Author \/ Illustrator) Booktalk: On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn\u2019t just one man who got us to the moon. See … <\/p>\n

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