Liftoff! How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar HarperAlley vibrantly illustrated picture book based

vibrantly illustrated picture book based on the folk song of seven soldiers

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Liftoff! How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar HarperAlley vibrantly illustrated picture book basedThe Apollo astronauts gave people a new way of looking at the worldand so did modern artist Alma Thomas. In 1969, people around the world watched as the Apollo 10 astronauts sent the first ever live color television broadcasts from space. Abstract painter Alma Thomas was among those watching, and afterward, she began a series of bright, bold pieces inspired by the Moon missions and the marvels of space exploration. In a dual narrative that weaves