TV Brings the Moon Landing to Earth

Starred review from December 1, 2019
Grades 5-8 *Starred Review* Television has played a significant role in modern history, and these volumes in the Captured Television History 4D series (4 new titles) target key events shaped by television coverage. Each title sets the scene with an attention-grabbing, in-the-moment narrative of a historical event and continues with a chronological overview that gives attention to television's impact on viewers and public perception. While many books about Apollo 11 abound, TV Brings the Moon Landing to Earth offers a different perspective. As it recounts the Space Race, it tells how television news adapted during this time, such as expanding air time to provide viewers with more details from NASA. The focus, however, is on the development of new technology, including a way to broadcast live from the surface of the moon. The larger size of the books allows for period photographs, sidebars, a visual time line, and other back matter. This series wraps history, technology, and media literacy into a fine package.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)