About This Book:
First man on the moon Neil Armstrong’s only children’s book is a unique exploration of how the Earth and the Moon came to be.
The entire epic history of the Earth and the Moon is recounted through the observations of one special moon rock named Bok. Geologists say that rocks remember, and Bok certainly does. It recounts how its life began on Earth, until a collision with an asteroid catapults it into orbit during the creation of the Moon.
From the Moon’s surface, Bok watches the developing planet change from afar–until a strange creature scoops him up and brings him back to Earth.
When NASA honored Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong and gave him a piece of moon rock from that mission, Armstrong playfully named the rock Bok in his acceptance speech. Award-winning illustrator Grahame Baker-Smith has created a breathtaking, one-of-a-kind picture book based on that speech, combining fascinating science and history with the grandest human adventure of all.
*Review Contributed by Beth Rodgers, Staff Reviewer*
Bok and Neil Armstrong
The personification throughout the story brings so much life to the tale, and the history of life in outer space will fascinate any young reader who is at least slightly curious about just what’s out there in the universe. It also helps to have descriptions in the back of the book about the moon, Earth, and Neil Armstrong’s journey into space and all it entailed, along with how Neil and Bok reconnected in 2006 when NASA announced Neil as an Ambassador of Exploration and presented him with the rock he named Bok.
