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Destination Moon (The Adventures of Tintin) (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Herge
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Adventure, Fiction, Ages 9-12, Children's book |
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Author: Herge
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Pub. in: September, 1976
ISBN: 0316358452
Pages: 62
Measurements: 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00144
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Destination Moon (Objectif Lune, 1953) gives a detailed account on the preparation and the launching of the expedition to the Moon from the Sprodj Atomic Research Center in Syldavaia using the rocket designed by Professor Calculus. However, be forewarned that this is the first half of the tale, which is continued in Explorers on the Moon. So do not let the cliffhanger ending to this volume throw you for a loop. Just make a point of picking up both halves of the story and you can avoid any sleepless nights worrying about Tintin and his friends trapped in a spaceship that could well become their tomb.
Destination Moon is really the set up, for which Explorers on the Moon is the payoff. What is most impressive is the attention to detail that Herge shows in these books, in terms of both the technical preparation for a trip to the moon and the actual trip. There is some intrigue, with agents from Klow trying to thwart the mission, but the main thing here is the preparation for the epic journey. These two volumes stack up well against any 1950s science fiction movie about traveling to the moon and anticipate a lot of what we would read about and see when Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon in 1969. Together these volumes constitute Tintin's greatest adventure.
Target readers:
Kids aged up 6
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Hergé (pseudonym of Georges Remi), Belgian author and illustrator, created Tintin in 1929 and produced 24 volumes of the internationally famous bande dessinée by the time of his death. Known as the father of the modern European comic book, Hergé's impeccable style and superb use of color won him international acclaim after the Second World War, and the books have been translated from the original French into some 40 languages.
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Destination Moon (Objectif Lune) gives a detailed account on the preparation and the launching of the expedition to the Moon from the Sprodj Atomic Research Center in Syldavaia using the rocket designed by Professor Calculus. This involves the Thom(p)sons in what they think is Syldavian national dress and a whole bunch of bear clubs who love honey sandwiches. Of course the mission is in danger from enemy spies from Know trying to thwart the mission, so there is some political intrigue and danger mixed in with the science fiction (and danger).
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Gary Selikow (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
First written in 1953, 15 years before the first real moon landing in 1969!
I like these books because of their nostalgia value, good old-fashioned values of heroism, and adventure good vs. evil. . I first got hold of copies of Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon when I was ten, and I was fascinated by the world which they opened up.
Tintin and Captain Haddock fly to the uranium-rich Balkan State of Syldavia, to work with Professor Calculus on his project, to send a rocket to the moon, using the mountains of Syldavia as a base. You learn a lot about the fantasyland of Syldavia, and about the unusual perception of the world of his time, by the author, Herge.
This work is amazing in its futuristic scope. The super-modern (for when it was written in1953) Sprodj Atomic Research Center, and the details of the rocket where quite an amazing concept when the book was first published, 16 years before the first real moon landing by Neil Armstrong in 1969.
It is full of adventure, such as when Tintin is wounded while surprising villains at the ventilator grid in the picturesque Syldavian Mountains; and much humor such as escapades with Captain.
Haddock's pipe and Professor Calculus' hearing aid , and the famous scene of an enraged Professor Calculus `acting the goat'.
It is a great adventure for all ages, a wonderful album to have. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
Why I like Tintin?
Basically, I would say, because it is an icon of French culture. In the era of globalization, I do believe there are several poles of culture dissemination: Hollywood is one of them, though not the only one.
Travel with Tintin, and you will learn as much as you have fun. I wouldn't draw a parallel with Mickey Mouse (though my brother once suggested that Johnny Quest is closer to what Tintin is) but I do know that Tintin is a beloved character with francophones all around the world.
Ironically, Tintin does not come from France, but from Belgium. But what does it matter? Canada's Celine Dion has also made it to the top charts in far away France...
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
Along with its sequel, Explorers on the Moon, Destination Moon is the most fully realized of Tintin's adventures. Published over a decade before the lunar landing of 1969, Herge's vision of space travel is a convincing one. Brilliantly illustrated with Herge's unique cinematic style and featuring some excellent villains, as well as hilarious antics from the Thompson Twins, Destination Moon is a must read. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-05 00:00>
Although this book is geared toward children, it can be enjoyed by adults too. Destination Moon was the first book I read by Herge, and I immediately went on to read the others. The storylines are wonderful - you really get caught up in them! And the pictures are great! That is one thing I really enjoyed about this book - the pictures! You also have to pay attention to Snowy's antics! What a character! This book is a must-read! |
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