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The Darkest Dark

by Chris Hadfield

Illustrator: The Fan Brothers

Ages: 6+

Published: 2016

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company/Hachette

ISBN: 978-0-316-39472-7

Keywords: Fears

It's 1969, astronauts are on the moon and Chris sees how dark space is. Can he overcome his fear of it to ecome an astronaut too? Evocative ink and graphite digitally colored illustrations.