To the Moon and Back (book)

To the Moon and Back: The Amazing Australians at the Forefront of Space Travel Plus Fantastic Moon Facts
	First edition
Author	Jackie French and Bryan Sullivan
Illustrator	Sarah Baron
Language	English
Subject	Space travel
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	2004
Publication place	Australia
Pages	196
ISBN	0207200092

To the Moon and Back: The Amazing Australians at the Forefront of Space Travel Plus Fantastic Moon Facts is a 2004 book co-written by Australian author Jackie French and her husband, Bryan Sullivan. It won the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books in 2005.

Awards

Won - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books^[1] (2005)

References

^ "Winners 2000 - 2006 - CBCA". 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012.

[cbca-1] "Winners 2000 - 2006 - CBCA". 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012.

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