Countdown: 2979 Days to the Moon

In free-verse lines paired with striking illustrations, the book recounts the United States' bold drive to send a man to the Moon before the 1970s. It follows the journey from President Kennedy's 1961 challenge through the 2,979 days of preparation, highlighting the eighteen astronauts who entered the program, the three who never made it off the ground, and the hundreds of thousands of engineers and scientists who built the rockets. The story captures both the soaring achievements and the tragic setbacks that preceded Apollo 11's historic lunar landing.