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Moon: Science, History, and Mystery

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Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing with this beautifully designed and informative book about the Moon.

The Moon has always been a magical and mystical icon for people throughout history. It is the only natural satellite of Earth. It is the 2nd brightest object in the sky after the sun. Since prehistoric times, the Moon has been an object of fascination, awe, and even worship. July 20, 2009, is the 40th anniversary of the date that man first walked on the Moon. This special book combines the story of the preparation, journey, arrival, and landing of Apollo 11 with scientific information about the Moon and its influence on our culture through music, theater, literature, and more.

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

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Stewart Ross

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Stewart Ross has written more than 300 titles, fiction and non-fiction, for children and adults. Many are about (or inspired by) history. He lives near Canterbury, England.

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Profile Image for Zackery Fish.
2 reviews
May 12, 2017




“3….2….1 Blast off, Apollo has cleared the tower.” In the book “Moon”by Stewart Ross. He talks about the the moon and how the perception of it has changed, each page is a new perception of the moon. The book shows how different cultures perceive the moon from god to just a entity. Moon also shows the scientific side of the moon and our achievements to get there. That is just the tip of the iceberg.

Moon sticks to nonfiction genre very well. It always tries to show the two point on a topic and show the facts more than the opinions. From the research that I have conducted, and what I have gathered on the nonfiction genre, I can see that there are ties well established news sites such as Nasa news {link}, Science daily, Space news [link]they have a similar format to this book. One tie I found to all of the sources i've cited, and including the book is that they all have two options and are unbiased on topics. Like in the Science daily article were that found a new found human relative’s skull. In the article it is debated whether it is a big peace in the puzzle or just another curm of human evolution. Using this example I found a page in the book that has the same standards. In the book Moon In page 110-111 it talks about Nasa's plan to inhabit the moon but it also talks about the challenges of making a moon base.
From all the research I can safely say that Moon is in fact nonfiction.

Moon was a very entertaining book to read not only for the facts but the interesting way it is set up. I think that's the main selling point for me is the facts and the books setup. I would 100% recommend this book to anyone that has the slightest interested in space science. With every page you are stepping into a new era for the ancient greeks to Apollo 11. So if you're looking to learn something about our world and have a good time Read Moon by Stewart Ross.
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345 reviews17 followers
February 9, 2024
Tulin yhdeksisen vuotta sitten ostaneeksi divarista tämän Kuusta monipuolisesti kertovan ja ilmeisesti etupäässä varhaisnuorille(?) suunnatun komeisiin ja isoihin kuviin perustuvan kirjan lähinnä siksi, että noin puolet kirjasta käsittelee Kuuta mytologian, taiteen, kansanperinteen ja kulttuurin näkökulmista. En vain ollut tullut sitä lukeneeksi kuin vasta tänään. Ei välttämättä olisi nytkään kannattanut.

Kuvat ovat pääosin hyviä ja painojälki ihan laadukasta. Kirjan humanistinäkökulmassa on paljon mielenkiintoisia huomioita, enimmät toki entuudestaan tuttuja, mutta on mukana joitain uusiakin (esimerkkinä vaikkapa Beethovenin Kuutamosonaatin nimeämishistoria).

Kirjan suunnilleen joka toisella aukeamalla jatkuva tarina kertoo Apollo 11:n lennosta Kuuhun. Tämä tiedepuoli on täynnänsä virheitä, niin pieniä kuin suuriakin: lähes jokaisella sivulla, joka käsittelee joko kuulentoja, kuututkimuksen monisatavuotista historiaa tai Kuuta geologisena kohteena, on asia jollain tavalla pielessä. Virheitä on niin järkyttävän paljon, ettei niistä viitsi edes esimerkkejä nostaa.

Koska tieteen ja kuulentojen osuus on täysin pielessä ja humanistipuoleltakin joitain omituisuuksia huomasin, en kykene uskomaan mihinkään itselleni uuteen asiaan, joka kirjassa kerrotaan. Enpä muista mitään näin huonoa Kuuta koskevaa tekstiä aiemmin lukeneeni. Miksi tällaisia kirjoja julkaistaan?

Kirjan surkeus on sääli, koska aiheet, joita Ross tietenkin äärimmäisen pintapuolisesti käsittelee, ovat kiitettävän monipuolisia ja todella kiinnostavia. Tekstikin, sen vähän perusteella mitä siitä huonon suomennoksen jäljiltä voi päätellä, olisi suht koht sujuvaa. Harmi vain, että kirjoittaja ja ns. suomentaja (miten sana "Soviet" voi olla suomalaiselle kääntäjälle vieras?) eivät tajua hölkäsen pöläystä Kuusta tai kuulennoista, tai ole niistä kiinnostuneita.

Tähdet tulevat lähinnä aihevalinnasta ja kuvituksesta (jossa tosin siinäkin on paikoin kamaluuksia), eivät tekstistä.

2+/5
Profile Image for Melany Kaasik.
16 reviews
August 3, 2023
really enjoyed the whole story on the first moon landing and knowing more about what happens when you actually go to the moon.
Profile Image for Daisy.
309 reviews62 followers
February 3, 2015
A good, short read for those looking to find out more about the Moon. I liked this book, but I have to say that the layout was completely illogical. Most of the book was about the first moon landing, and whilst telling that story, every few pages there would be a page about mythology surrounding the Moon, or what the Moon is made of, or some other topic similarly out of place. I'm not sure if this scattered way of ordering the information was meant to keep the readers interested - as this could easily be classified as a children's book - if so, I didn't work for me. If it had been organised into categories, it would have been a lot better, because then I could have flipped to the sections that actually interest me, rather than having to read through the whole book just to catch snatches of what I was looking for.

Setting aside the problems I had with the presentation, this was an interesting book with some cool references to popular culture. I would recommend it to people wanting to increase their knowledge of the Moon (particularly the first moon landing), in a quick and easy fashion. :)
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