The Sea of Tranquility by Mark Haddon

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The Sea of Tranquility by Mark Haddon

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The excitement of the first moon landing is captured through the eyes of a child, and through the words of the adult that child became.

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The Sea of Tranquility by Mark Haddon

The excitement of the first moon landing is captured through the eyes of a child, and through the words of the adult that child became. A British author recounts his boyhood fascination with the moon and with the rocketships and missions that preceded the first lunar landing. Haddon’s text lyrically transports readers to that dramatic moment in 1969 when, in living rooms around the world, people saw men roving the moon’s lunar landscape. From the boy’s dream of “rocketing across the cold, black miles and landing on crumbly rock” to the actual event of the two American astronauts “ bouncing through the dust in the Sea of Tranquility,” the author’s measured tones weaves the aspirations of the heart with history. Full-bleed illustrations, softly textured as if seen through the scrim of time, interpret the text with judicious sentiment. For example, a pretend flag – the boy’s blue-striped shirt with a red pocket – sounds a childlike echo when it appears in the boy’s dream, planted on the moon beside the Stars and Stripes. Nostalgia, sweet and convincing, shines through the restraint of both text and illustrations. (Ages 4-12)

A touching recollection, evocatively illustrated, of a child’s-eye view of the moon and the excitement and wonder he felt when the first moon landing took place(Guardian 21/9/96)

It is back to July 16 1969 for Mark Haddon’s The Sea of Tranquility. Apollo’s giant leap for mankind is re-lived through the wondering imagination of a small boy and Christian Birmingham’s dream-like celestial pastels. (Financial Times 12/10/96)

Mark Haddon has written a number of successful picture books with HarperCollins, including Sea of Tranquility, illustrated by Christian Birmingham, and is best known for his novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. He lives in Oxford with his wife and two sons. Christian Birmingham is a young artist of outstanding talent. In 1991 he graduated from Exeter College of Art and Design and has since illustrated several highly praised books. Christian lives in Brighton, Sussex.
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ISBN 13 9780006645573
ISBN 10 0006645577
Title The Sea of Tranquility
Author Mark Haddon
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1997-08-04
Number of pages 32
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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