The Apollo Missions for Kids: The People and Engineering Behind the Race to the Moon, with 21 Activities

This addition to the For Kids series of activity books features a detailed history of the space race and the Apollo missions alongside related activities. Photographs show behind-the-scenes moments, including astronauts training on the “Vomit Comet” and the Apollo 11 astronauts being reunited with their wives in 1969. Sidebars introduce figures of note, including Katherine Johnson and Margaret Hamilton, while others provide detailed perspectives on topics such as the anatomy of the moon suit. One invites readers to visit a football field with distance markers to gain a sense of the Saturn V’s actual size; another provides a recipe for “space food” (instant pudding in plastic bags). An illuminating hands-on resource. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 9–up. [em](June) [/em]