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Destination: Moon
James Irwin describes his training and schooling to become an astronaut and his participation in the Apollo 15 voyage to the moon where he conducted experiments, explored the moon's surface, and made a spiritual discovery
50 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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March 16, 2020
A great writing about space exploration written with down to earth language.
October 29, 2020
Although mainly for young people, the story is revealing and inspiring.
June 16, 2017
Started reading it to one child and soon the whole family had gathered. Fun info none of us knew!
June 24, 2022
What better book to read about the moon than one written by an astronaut who walked on the moon? Fascinating story and pictures. We read this in our homeschool Dialectic history studies.
January 12, 2026
I was fascinated with this as a child. I still love it, but I read it so many times when I first learned to read, that I probably won't read again, heehee!! 😂
July 22, 2014
"When you lean far back and look up, you can see the Earth like a beautiful, fragile Christmas tree ornament hanging against the blackness of space...." (Prologue)
Destination: Moon allows readers to see the Earth through astronaut Col. James Irwin's eyes, as he saw it on his journey to the moon. Irwin reaches out to the world with his fame as a space traveler to project the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In his book, you'll gather all sorts of cool and interesting facts about the history of travelling to the moon. Especially you'll learn about Apollo 15, the mission where Irwin himself became the 8th man to touch the lunar surface.
I enjoyed reading Irwin's humbling and inspiring account. Adults and kids alike can benefit from reading this book. It is a good title to use for a school project too.
Now, to leave you with my favorite James Irwin quote...
"Jesus walking on Earth is more important than man walking on the moon."
Destination: Moon allows readers to see the Earth through astronaut Col. James Irwin's eyes, as he saw it on his journey to the moon. Irwin reaches out to the world with his fame as a space traveler to project the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In his book, you'll gather all sorts of cool and interesting facts about the history of travelling to the moon. Especially you'll learn about Apollo 15, the mission where Irwin himself became the 8th man to touch the lunar surface.
I enjoyed reading Irwin's humbling and inspiring account. Adults and kids alike can benefit from reading this book. It is a good title to use for a school project too.
Now, to leave you with my favorite James Irwin quote...
"Jesus walking on Earth is more important than man walking on the moon."
October 24, 2011
A great fourth-grade level autobiographical sketch of James Irwin, his trip to the moon as the Apollo 15 lunar module captain, and his own religious experience that resulted from that trip. It is good to see an astronaut give God the glory for the things He has done, and this retelling of James' story may inspire you too to praise God when you see the beauty of the moon in the night sky. The book features a fantastic collection of full-page color photographs throughout; it's almost worth getting for the pictures alone.
July 24, 2014
Good book. I think I might like to buy a few of these to give to the children in my life. I have made a special effort to take note of the spiritual dynamics of space travel, and until now, the spiritual journey of Irwin had escaped my notice. It is a pleasure to see such a dedicated effort made to give glory to God for both the beauty of His creation on the moon and for the noble endeavors He has made possible to reach it. It's a kid's book
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