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BL
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| Record Number
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1013398
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b767768
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| Main Entry
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Mitton, Jacqueline.
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| Title & Author
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Moon /\ written by Jacqueline Mitton.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: DK Pub.,, 2009.
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| Series Statement
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Eyewitness
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| Page. NO
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72 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ;; 29 cm ++ 1 clip art disc (4 3/4 in.) + Fold-out wall chart.
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| ISBN
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0756645425
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: 0756645433
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: 9780756645427
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: 9780756645434
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| Notes
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"Learn all about the moon - from the earliest legends to the Apollo Moon landings, and beyond"--Cover.
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Copy 2 published without clip art disc and fold-out wall chart.
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Includes index.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 68) and index.
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| Contents
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Moon, myth, imagination -- Earth's partner -- A waltz in space -- Moon's calendar -- Eclipses -- Tides -- Birth of the Moon -- Moon takes shape -- Moon's surface -- Craters -- Moon rock -- Other moons -- Telescope era -- From dream to reality -- Space race -- Destination Moon -- Apollo spacecraft -- Getting men on the Moon -- Dressed for space -- Giant leap -- Exploring the Moon -- Further Soviet exploration -- Living in space -- New lunar invasion -- Return to the Moon -- This time to stay -- A job on the Moon -- Near side -- Far side -- Lunar timeline -- Hall of fame.
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| Abstract
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A guide to the Moon discusses its physical characteristics, relationship to the Earth, and the history of human reactions to and exploration of it.
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| Subject
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Moon, Juvenile literature.
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Moon.
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Moon.
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Moon.
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| Dewey Classification
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523.3
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| LC Classification
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QB582.M59 2009
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