"The first documentary I ever saw was "March of the Penguins", back in 2005. It's so good I saw it twice!

Now I've seen my second. This new one is called "In the Shadow of the Moon", and it's the story of the nine American astronauts who have gone to the moon. The movie was produced by Ron Howard and it includes the original footage from the Apollo space missions of the late 1960's, some that no one has ever seen until now. And we get to meet most of the astronauts as they are today and hear their stories of what it was like to orbit the moon or actually walk on it.

"In the Shadow of the Moon" will be interesting to you if you remember watching these space missions when you were a kid (like my Dad), OR if this is the first time you are learning about them (like me).

The movie is rated PG for a few bad words. It's a must-see for students and teachers studying space travel and for anyone interested in this period of American's history. It's not in many theaters around the country so you're going to have to search for it. Trust me, you'll be happy that you did.

On The Official Kid Critic Report Card, "In the Shadow of the Moon" rockets to a B! To sum it up: It's a blast!

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