Author: Adapted by Dina Anastasio
Publishing information: (Grosset & Dunlap, June 13, 1995, Ages 9-12)
Number of Pages: 95 pages
Genre: Nonfiction
The endeavors of Apollo 13 are very famous in the history of the world. Throughout this book, Dina Anastasio works to help children know more about the events of the mission. The oxygen tanks misfired during flight causing very dangerous situations for those on board. The mission control and the ship were working together to bring the men home safe. In the end, after powering off sections of the ship, making makeshift pieces for the ship, and having good aid from mission control, the men landed in the Pacific Ocean, safe but hurting. They were alive and back on Earth.
My Reaction to the book:
I like space a lot. I enjoy learning about Apollo 13. I find the story a miracle. It is a great experience that should be shared with others. I found myself engrossed in this book, at my age. I like the photo graphs included in the book. I like hearing about the astronauts’ family lives before and during the mission. I am glad that they made it back to earth safe.
Potential Problems:
Some of the events involved with Apollo 13 might be hard for children to hear about. They may not be ready to have a suspenseful story, about real people.
This book talks about events that are very important to the history of the world, and the USA in particular. Children will learn a lot about Apollo 13 from this book. I like photos of real life things in books like this. This book has photos from the movie that kids will like to see. They can also connect more after having seen the pictures. This book is a quick, but great read.
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