Mission Moon: An Illustrated Guide to Space Exploration

Ages 8 to 11

In anticipation of the upcoming Artemis moon landings, launch into this gorgeously illustrated exploration of space—and discover the incredible feats of technology and imagination that got us to the lunar surface. With glow-in-the-dark UV coating on cover. 

For almost all of time, the moon lay untouched. Then the race into space brought human visitors, spacecraft and a new age of exploration. Mission Moon engages young readers by telling this ongoing adventure with particular emphasis on the moon.  Author and illustrator Sarah Mühlebach details the many endeavors to reach the moon—from ancient dreamers to daring astronauts from countries around the globe. In cooperation with the lab run by former NASA administrator Thomas Zurbuchen, Mission Moon spans from the earliest satellites to the 1960s Space Race to life aboard the International Space Station. Plus it looks to the future by examining the new for-profit space race, international moon rover expeditions, and the upcoming Artemis missions, which plan to put humans on the moon again as early as 2026.

About the Author

Sarah Mühlebach is a Swiss illustrator. After training as a seamstress, she decided to turn her lifelong hobby of drawing into a career and completed a degree in Scientific Illustration at the Lucerne School of Art and Design. When she's not drawing, she enjoys reading science fiction and fantasy books, building small model rockets or looking up at the moon and stars.