The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon
Subtitle: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: July 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780811840071
Subjects: Collins, Michael,; Juvenile literature; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography; Juvenile Science (General); Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children: Grades 4-6; Biography & Autobiography - General; Collins, Michael; Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General; United States; Biography; Space flight to the moon; Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology; 1930-; Astronauts
First sentence: Astronaut Neil Armstrong's heart beating 156 times per minute as he lands the lunar module on the moon with only 45 seconds left of fuel.
Description: A biography of the astronaut, Michael Collins, who circled the moon in the Apollo 12 space capsule while his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module and walked on the moon.