M Sasek

"In This is the Way to the Moon, first published in 1963, Sasek rockets readers to Cape Canaveral--the space capital of the world, a science-fiction-turned-fact spot on the Florida coast--with a nostalgic look at the electronic brains that put our man up into space and brought him down again. Also included are the updated statistics about the lunar landing and a mini history of NASAs space program."--Amazon.com.

Presents an abridgment of the author's pictorial tours of great cities and other places in the United States, including Manhattan, the nation's capital, the John F. Kennedy Space Center, the Lone Star State, and the city by the Golden Gate.

Full-color paintings capture the beauty of the Irish scene. Grades 5 and up.