Imagine You Were There... Walking on the Moon

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Journey back in time to learn all about the incredible Moon landing mission in Imagine You Were There... Walking on the Moon. Follow the Apollo 11 Moon landing from beginning to end by putting yourself in the shoes of the incredible people who made it happen, from scientists and astronauts, to suit makers and even those watching at home - you'll truly feel like you were there! Blended with stunning photographs and captivating artwork, step-by-step details of events leading up to the mission are combined with eyewitness accounts and features on people who helped make the first Moon landing happen. A staggering 400,000 people, many of them working 'behind the scenes' at NASA, helped to achieve this historic milestone. Discover the wonder of history's most iconic events in the Imagine You Were There... series, celebrating events that changed the world and the amazing people who made them happen.

Caryn Jenner writes and edits a variety of books for children of all ages, including both fiction and nonfiction. She is author of Kingfisher's Imagine You Were There series. Her picture book, Starting School, was one of the eight books long-listed for the UK's 2012 School Library Association Information Book Award in the Under 7 age group. Caryn also teaches English to speakers of other languages and volunteers at a local school. She grew up in the United States but has made her home in the UK for many years. Marc Pattenden is a self-taught illustrator from Lewes in England. As an adult he rediscovered his childhood love of doodling, and from there became a full-time digital illustrator, creating colourful engaging work that is full of texture and atmosphere. He gets much of his inspiration from museums, and gallery shows, and his three-year-old son!