COUNTDOWN 1954-1956
The future of America in space had become a fad by the mid-1950's.
It was not a question of if we would land on the Moon but
when . These books reflect the increasing technical sophistication
that was found in these "children's" books concerning how we would get
to the Moon. Even Walt Disney got behind this effort to prepare the
children of today for tomorrow.
1954. Authentic Book of Space .
1954. Barry, Catharine E. Illustrated by Angelo
Longo. A Trip Through Space .
1954. The Boy's Book of
Jets .
1954. Clarke, Arthur C. Includes illustrations by R.A. Smith . The
Young Traveler in Space .
1954. Clarke, Arthur C. Illustrated by R.A. Smith . The
Exploration of the Moon .
1954. Moore, Patrick. Illustrated by A.L. Helm. The Boys' Book of Space .
1954. Neurath, Marie. Speeding into
Space .
1954. Temple,
William
F. Illustrated by Henry Billings .
The Prentice-Hall Book About
Space Travel .
1954. Wonders of
Space Travel .
1954. Illustrated by Ron Embleton. The World of
Space .
1954. Illustrated by Hascy Tarbox. Science Fiction & Readers Guide
(Children's
Hour #16) .
1955. Burnett, R. Will. Operation Moon .
1955. Chambers, Bradford. Illustrated by Eve Chambers. The Complete Space Rocketeer .
1955. Gallant, Roy A. Illustrated by Lowell Hess. Exploring the Moon .
1955. Joseph, Alexander. Illustrated by Merrick, Don. Rockets into Space ,
1955. Kepps, Gerald. Illustrated by Branton, NFI and Teece, I. Adventures in Space .
1955. Pratt, Fletcher . Illustrated by
Coggins, Jack . All About Rockets and
Jets .
1955. Straight, Gerald. Astronomy Funbook .
1955. Wilkins, H. Percy. Illustrated by Anne Marie Jauss. Clouds, Rings and Crocodiles: By Spaceship Round the
Planets .
1955. Wyler, Rose and Gerald Ames. Illustrated by
John
Polgreen .
The Golden Book of Astronomy: A Child's
Introduction to the Wonders of Space .
1956. Gaul, Albro T. Illustrated by Virgil Finlay.The Complete Book of Space Travel .
1956. The Space Kingley
Annual .
1956. Cover by Nino Carbe.
Walt Disney's Man in Space: A
Science Feature from Tomorrowland . (comic panels)
1956. Wyler, Rose. Illustrated by Tibor Gergely. My Little Golden
Book About the Sky .
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