Neil Armstrong

by Catherine Chambers

Overview

This book traces the life of Neil Armstrong, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the moon-landing for which he is best known. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Armstrong's life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410984432
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	12/21/2015
Series:	Science Biographies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	15 MB
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Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Catherine Chambers was born in Adelaide, Australia, and was brought up in the UK. She has written about 120 books for children and young adults on all kinds of subjects, including history, biographies, science and the arts.

Table of Contents

Who Was Neil Armstrong? 4

In Awe of the Airplane 6

Up, Up, and Away! 8

Designs for the Skies 10

War Above the Clouds 12

In the Fast Lane 14

Moving On Up 16

The Chosen Few 18

A Spin in Space 20

Apollo, Here We Come! 22

The First Man on the Moon 24

After Apollo 26

Remembering Armstrong 28

Timeline 29

Glossary 30

Find Out More 31

Index 32