Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11
by Brian Floca
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2009
Word Count 1,462
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 129861, 0.5 AR Points
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- Subject Headings
- Space flight to the moon--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
- Space flight to the moon
- Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)--Juvenile literature
- Project Apollo (U.S.)--Juvenile literature
- Project Apollo (U.S.)
- Lists With This Book
- ELA Text Exemplars, 2-3
- Comprehension Strategies
- Anniversary Blast
- Fifty Best Books for 9 & 10 Year Olds
- Moon Landing
- Wit & Wisdom Core Texts, Grade 3
- Earth Science, Geology, and Plant Life
- Other Books by Caldecott Artists
- Look Up! the Moon in Fact and Fancy
- Stars, Planets, and Space
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Brian Floca about Moonshot
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Floca
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Story Time: Storytime Theme Activities -Moon from Literacious
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Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Trailers 2

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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 11

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2010

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2009

Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2009

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2009

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2009
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