Liftoff!: How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar

Liftoff!: How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar - Hardcover

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Liftoff!: How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar

Liftoff!: How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar - Hardcover

by Nina Crews
$19.99
Sale price  $19.99 Regular price 

Book Overview

The Apollo astronauts gave people a new way of looking at the world--and so did modern artist Alma Thomas.

In 1969, people around the world watched as the Apollo 10 astronauts sent the first-ever live color television broadcasts from space. Abstract painter Alma Thomas was among those watching, and afterward, she began a series of bright, bold pieces inspired by the Moon missions and the marvels of space exploration.

In a dual narrative that weaves together key moments from the Apollo 10 mission with Alma's process creating Snoopy Sees a Sunrise, celebrated author and illustrator Nina Crews presents a fascinating STEAM-themed perspective on an incredible scientific endeavor--and an incredible artist.

ISBN9798765643471
Author Nina Crews
PublisherMillbrook Press (Tm)
GenreChildren, Biography, and Arts
FormatHardcover
PublishedNovember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages32
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Nina Crews

Nina Crews is the acclaimed author and illustrator of I'm Not Small and One Hot Summer Day and the illustrator of Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change by Tameka Fryer Brown, as well as Seeing Into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright, A Girl Like Me by Angela Johnson, and The Neighborhood Mother Goose. She is the recipient of the NY Library Association Empire State Award. Nina lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and son. She invites you to visit her online at ninacrews.com.

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