Japanese Fiction Sale!
 
 

Special Offers see all

Enter to WIN!

Weekly drawing for $100 credit. Subscribe to our Specials newsletter for a chance to win.
Privacy Policy

More at Powell's

Recently Viewed clear list

Interviews | June 14, 2013

Heidi Durrow: IMG Susan Nussbaum: The Powells.com Interview

0 comments By Heidi Durrow

Susan NussbaumSusan Nussbaum's debut novel, winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, is, as Rosellen Brown says, "a celebration of... Continue »
  1. $16.77 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    Good Kings Bad Kings

    Susan Nussbaum 9781616202637
spacer
Ships free on qualified orders.
$8.50
List price: $12.99
Used Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
1 Local Warehouse Children's- Graphic Novels

More copies of this ISBN

This title in other editions

T-Minus: The Race to the Moon

by

T-Minus: The Race to the Moon Cover

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Graphic fictionalized retelling of the moon landing timed for the fortieth anniversary!

In T-Minus the exciting story of two world superpowers racing to land a man on the moon is depicted through compelling comics artwork, taking readers through the history of the race and turning the engineers and astronauts involved into vivid and real characters. The story unfolds through the eyes of the figures working behind the scenes to make this miracle happen, showing every triumph and catastrophe along the way, and culminating in the dramatic event itself.

Synopsis:

Timed to the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing, this fictionalized retelling dramatizes the exciting story of the two world superpowers racing to land a man on the Moon. Depicted through compelling comics artwork, "T-Minus" takes readers through the history of the space race.

Synopsis:

Question:

What happens when you take two global superpowers, dozens of daring pilots, thousands of engineers and scientists, and then point them at the night sky and say "Go!"?

Answer:

A SPACE RACE!

The whole world Followed the countdown to sending the first men to the moon. T-Minus: The Race to the Moon is the story of the people who made it happen, both in the rockets and behind the scenes.

back to top

About the Author

Jim Ottaviani, a former engineer who is now a librarian at the University of Michigan, has garnered numerous nominations and awards (including Eisner and ALA/YALSA nods) for his graphic novels about science. He speaks regularly on comics in venues ranging from local schools to Stockholm’s Nobel Museum. Jim lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Kevin Cannon and Zander Cannon (no relation) have worked together since 2004, illustrating such books as Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards and The Stuff of Life. Zander earned two Eisner awards for his work on the Top Ten series. Both Cannons reside in Minneapolis.

back to top
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9781416949602
Author:
Ottaviani, Jim
Publisher:
Aladdin Paperbacks
Illustrator:
Cannon, Zander
Illustrator:
Cannon, Kevin
Author:
Cannon, Kevin
Author:
Cannon, Zander
Subject:
General
Subject:
Comics & Graphic Novels - General
Subject:
Historical - United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Historical - Exploration & Discoveries
Subject:
Comics & Graphic Novels
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Graphic Novels
Subject:
Cartoons and comics
Subject:
Children s-General
Copyright:
2009
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
20090531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
9 x 7 in
Age Level:
from 8 up to 12
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. How Oliver Olson Changed the World Used Trade Paper $2.95
  2. Children's Literature: A Reader's... New Trade Paper $19.00
  3. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Sale Trade Paper $4.98
  4. Tales from Outer Suburbia
    Used Hardcover $11.00
  5. When You Reach Me
    Used Trade Paper $4.95
  6. Big George: How a Shy Boy Became... New Hardcover $17.00
back to top

Related Subjects

Children's » Comics and Graphic Novels » General
Children's » General
Children's » Historical Fiction » Exploration and Discovery
Children's » Historical Fiction » United States » 20th Century

T-Minus: The Race to the Moon Used Trade Paper
0 stars - 0 reviews
$8.50 In Stock
Product details 128 pages Aladdin Paperbacks - English 9781416949602 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , Timed to the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing, this fictionalized retelling dramatizes the exciting story of the two world superpowers racing to land a man on the Moon. Depicted through compelling comics artwork, "T-Minus" takes readers through the history of the space race.
"Synopsis" by ,

Question:

What happens when you take two global superpowers, dozens of daring pilots, thousands of engineers and scientists, and then point them at the night sky and say "Go!"?

Answer:

A SPACE RACE!

The whole world Followed the countdown to sending the first men to the moon. T-Minus: The Race to the Moon is the story of the people who made it happen, both in the rockets and behind the scenes.

spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...




Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.