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Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon, The

Publication Information

Author: Schyffert, Bea Uusma

Illustrator:

Title: Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon, The

Date: 2003

Publisher: Chronicle

City: San Francisco

ISBN, paperback: 0-8118-4007-7

ISBN, hardback:

Recommended audience:

ABE/ABLE: Yes

ESOL:

Family:

Young Adult: Yes

Picture:

General Information:

Book Type(s): nonfiction, biography and autobiography

HSE Descriptor(s): science| social studies

Summary:

This book, written almost in a scrapbook format, tells about Michael Collins, who stayed with the spacecraft while fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. The book contains diagrams, charts, and black and white and colored photographs. (Note: Batchelder Honor Book)

Teaching Ideas:

This book belongs with a biography text set. Encourage students to browse through the book, noting the use of multiple formats to tell the story--graphics, letters, pictures, charts, and text. Students might want to do a copy/change activity using multiple formats to convey information. Many of the quotes would be wonderful prompts for writing/ discussion. Classes might want to keep a K-W-L chart of what they learn about space flight.

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