{"id":8957797105901,"title":"Women on a Mission","handle":"women-on-a-mission","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing October 28, 2025. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWomen on a Mission\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Remarkable Heroes Who Put Men on the Moon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/suzanne-slade\"\u003eSuzanne Slade\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/molly-magnell\"\u003eMolly Magnell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil couldn't have walked on the moon without Josephine, Dee, Katherine, and the women of Team Apollo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of our daring quest to visit the moon, featuring the twelve talented women who helped get us there. 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She has written more than 180 children's books, including \u003cem\u003eDaring Dozen: The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Mars Is: Stark Slopes, Silvery Snow, and Startling Surprises.\u003c\/em\u003e She also writes stories about inspiring women in STEM, such as \u003cem\u003eShining Star: Vera Rubin Discovers Dark Matter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWomen on a Mission\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Remarkable Heroes Who Put Men on the Moon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/suzanne-slade\"\u003eSuzanne Slade\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/molly-magnell\"\u003eMolly Magnell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil couldn't have walked on the moon without Josephine, Dee, Katherine, and the women of Team Apollo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of our daring quest to visit the moon, featuring the twelve talented women who helped get us there. These women performed a variety of daunting jobs to accomplish the first moon landing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhyllis Gaylard designed the descent engine that allowed for a gentle landing on the lunar surface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHazel Fellows created the spacesuits that shielded the astronauts on the moon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd Katherine Johnson verified the flight calculations that let them return home safely.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite sexism and racism, these \"hidden figures\" persisted, contributing to the space program and paving the way for future women engineers and astronauts. \u003cem\u003eWomen on a Mission \u003c\/em\u003ewill surely astound and inspire young readers, popping with the retro colors of the Space Race!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/daring-dozen\"\u003eDaring Dozen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/to-the-stars\"\u003eTo the Stars!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n[TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/women-on-a-mission-spread.jpg?v=1740775992\" alt=\"Women on a Mission sample spread\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/women-on-a-mission-cover.jpg?v=1740775993\" alt=\"Women on a Mission cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/women-on-a-mission-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1740775998\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuzanne Slade, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuzanne Slade is a mechanical engineer who worked on Delta and Titan rockets for NASA. She has written more than 180 children's books, including \u003cem\u003eDaring Dozen: The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Mars Is: Stark Slopes, Silvery Snow, and Startling Surprises.\u003c\/em\u003e She also writes stories about inspiring women in STEM, such as \u003cem\u003eShining Star: Vera Rubin Discovers Dark Matter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. 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