Written by Dean Robbins, Illustrated by Sean Rubin
This book follows the true story of Astronaut Alan Bean. He visited the moon on the Apollo 12 mission. After his time on the moon recording the things he saw, he came back to Earth and began to paint the moon the way he saw it. This story is very intriguing, and the illustrations are very well done. I would definitely recommend it to classroom teachers.
Reviewed by Rachel Lankford, Fine Arts Teacher, Mill Creek Elementary
Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars)
Interest Level: Grades 4 and up
Author Website: http://deanrobbins.net/ | Illustrator Website: http://seanrubin.com/
The Astronaut who Painted the Moon
Written by Dean Robbins, Illustrated by Sean Rubin
Scholastic Inc.
40 pages
Release Date: May 28, 2019
ISBN: 9781338259537
A review copy was provided by the publisher.
I was glad to see that the author included some of Bean’s paintings too (I would have liked more!). What an interesting person to learn about–a STEAM role model if there ever was one!