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The Astronaut who Painted the Moon
by Dean Robbins
Illustrator: Sean Rubin
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Orchard Books/Scholastic
ISBN: 978-1-338-25953-7
Keywords: Art, Biography, Space
After walking on the moon, astronaut Alan Bean devotes his later career to capturing that experience on canvas. Distinct illustration styles portray the events alongside archival photographs. Author's note, timeline.