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One Small Step: Celebrating the First Men on the Moon
By: Jerry Stone
Cover Illustration:Terry Pastor
Book Design: Andy Mansfield
Publisher: Templar Publishing
Copyright: 2009
Genre: Non-Fiction, Space Travel
Grade Level: 4th, 5th, or 6th
Brief Synopsis:
RELIVE THE WALK THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Touch, feel, and experience the story behind the first moon landing.
This celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is a collection of keepsakes and memories that bring that historic moment of pride an accomplishment to life for a new generation. A stunning lenticular cover animates man's first steps on the moon; an embossed textured page inside reproduces footprints in lunar soil; stickers, replicas, mission patches, fold-out newspaper pages, collecting cards, removable novelties and more complete this spectacular commemorative book.
This celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is a collection of keepsakes and memories that bring that historic moment of pride an accomplishment to life for a new generation. A stunning lenticular cover animates man's first steps on the moon; an embossed textured page inside reproduces footprints in lunar soil; stickers, replicas, mission patches, fold-out newspaper pages, collecting cards, removable novelties and more complete this spectacular commemorative book.
About the Author:
Jerry Stone- Surprisingly could not find any information on him. The book is supposed to be in the perpective of Mike, son of the NASA scientist.
Themes: - Learning about the Space Race
- What an astronaut experiences in space
- Memoir of the astronauts in Apollo 11
Pre-Reading Activities:
- Have the students make a mind map of everything they know about space exploration and astronauts. Once they have finished their own mind map they will share it with a partner and compare notes.
- Show a video clip of Apollo 11 and have students share their reactions in a class discussion.
- Discuss the history of the space race between the US and Russia. Have the students answer questions for clarification after teaching the history lesson.
Post Reading Activities:
- Discuss how Science Fiction turned into Non-Fiction with the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. Many of the things about space were fantasized about before this event and after it we could actually prove what exists on the moon. The students could use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast when space travel was Science Fiction to after when it became Non-Fiction.
- Have the students look over the way this book is set up. It is a scrapbook of many different things that occurred during the Apollo 11 voyage. Ask the students what intrigued them about the style this author has? What made them want to keep reading and finding more information? The students could then pick a significant event in their own life and make a scrap book of it. The more create they are with their scrapbook the better. They can be inspired by the variety that this book offers them.
Reflection: This book was very different than any I have read before in this non-fiction category. I think that the students would be fascinated by the pop-ups and fun facts throughout the book. The setup of this book might be benficial for a student who learns best with hands-on activities. They will be able to pull out hidden messages in envelopes, find pop out space shuttles, and many other fun, interactive facts througout the book. Students don't mind or notice that they are reading or learning when books are fun to read, and it would feel like an adventure to make their way throught it.
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