
By Mark Greenwood, Terry Denton (Illustrator)
Three kids embark on a backyard space adventure as Apollo 11 launches.
As Apollo 11 soars to the moon, Billy, Mickey, and Buzz embark on their own backyard mission. This picture book captures the thrill of space exploration and the power of imagination. Will their adventure inspire dreams as big as the universe? Discover how play transforms their world, with a touch of real-life space history.
When Apollo 11 blasts off for the moon, the whole world is watching. On the other side of the planet, Billy, Mickey and Buzz decide to be astronauts too. This picture book brings the excitement of space exploration to a young audience whose parents may not even have been born when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the cratered surface of the moon. It focuses on focuses on how important imaginative play is in a child’s experience of the world, and features three pages of non-fiction information.
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