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Luna : the science and stories of our Moon / David A. Aguilar.

Luna : the science and stories of our Moon / David A. Aguilar.
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J 523.3 AGUI
Junior Non Fiction   Campsie . . Available .  
J 523.3 AGUI
Junior Non Fiction   Padstow . . Available .  
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ISBN 9781426333224 (hardback)
Name Aguilar, David A. author.
Title Luna : the science and stories of our Moon / David A. Aguilar.
Published Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2019]
©2019
Description 63 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
Contents First steps on the Moon -- Cosmic chaos -- The evolution of the Moon -- Earth and Moon: compared -- Take me to the dark side -- Other moons -- Moon myths -- Howl if you've heard this one: Moon myths and lunar language -- What's in a name? -- Dreams of early explorers -- Great hoaxes and other real mysteries -- The changing phases of the Moon -- When the tide comes in -- Lunar eclipses -- Solar eclipses -- Life without a moon -- New lands for you to explore -- Lunar features -- Sea of Tranquility; Plato -- Rupes Recta; Montes Apenninus -- Grimaldi; Sinus Iridum -- Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Arzachel; Vallis Alpes -- Tycho; Copernicus -- What the Apollo astronauts discovered -- To the Moon and beyond -- All good things must come to an end -- Making the Moon -- Telescope exploration guide -- Drawiing the Moon.
Summary Provides facts about the moon, looks at the history of lunar exploration, and examines its place in the human experience.
Target audience note 7+ years.
Subjects Moon -- Juvenile literature
Moon -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature
Genre Instructional and educational works
Illustrated works
Series National Geographic kids
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