{"id":2714,"date":"2021-08-15T12:43:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learningtostem.com\/?p=2714"},"modified":"2021-08-15T12:44:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:44:19","slug":"how-we-got-to-the-moon-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningtostem.com\/how-we-got-to-the-moon-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"How We Got to the Moon – Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book Information<\/h3>\n

Book Title<\/strong>: How We Got to the Moon<\/em>
\nBook Author and Illustrator<\/strong>: John Rocco
\nPublished Date<\/strong>: 2020<\/p>\n

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Why I Picked This Book<\/h3>\n

My wife and I often take our daughter to the local public library. Though not a relatively large library, it has quite the selection of children’s books on STEM topics (go youth librarian!). I was already looking for space-themed books since my daughter has been expressing interest since watching Hidden Figures recently (by the way, I highly recommend the movie<\/a> and the book<\/a>, both available on Amazon).<\/p>\n

The other reasons the book stood out: the size of the book (an information-packed 256 pages) and the highly visual approach taken by the author\/illustrator. The book is filled with illustrations, which you will see throughout this book review. Starting with the book cover (seen above).<\/p>\n

This adds up to the book being very kid-friendly, accessible, and related to a topic kids enjoy learning about, particularly at young ages (6-10).<\/p>\n

Topics Covered<\/h3>\n

The book covers the entire range of events required for astronauts to originally reach the moon. You can get a good idea by looking at the table of contents:<\/p>\n

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Focus on People\/Careers<\/h5>\n

I find that my kid enjoys learning about the different possibilities for what she can do when she grows up. It’s important to give her concrete examples of what it means to be a scientist, engineer, or even non-STEM career paths. As a kid, I did not even know the concept of an engineer. And only vaguely had an idea of what scientists did. How We Got to the Moon<\/em> does a great job spotlighting specific people who contributed to the lunar landing mission, and explaining the importance of his\/her role.<\/p>\n